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Descriptor English: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Descriptor Spanish: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Descriptor Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Entry term(s) JCAHO
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals
comisión conjunta de acreditación de hospitales
Scope note: Organización privada, voluntaria y sin fines lucrativos, que establece estándares para la operación de las instalaciones y servicios de salud, conduce encuestas y otorga acreditaciones.
Descriptor Portuguese: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Descriptor French: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (USA)
Entry term(s): JCAHO
Joint Commission of Accreditation, Health Care Organizations
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals
Joint Commission on Accreditation, Health Care Organizations
Joint Commission on Accreditation, Healthcare Organizations
Tree number(s): N03.706.110.070.410
N05.700.200.100.420
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007591
Scope note: A private, voluntary, not-for-profit organization which establishes standards for the operation of health facilities and services, conducts surveys, and awards accreditation.
Annotation: add UNITED STATES; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry
Allowable Qualifiers: EC economics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ACCREDITATION 1989-90; was JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HOSPITALS see under ACCREDITATION 1979-88
Online Note: use JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS to search JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HOSPITALS 1979-88
History Note: 91(89); was see under ACCREDITATION 1989-90; was JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HOSPITALS see under ACCREDITATION 1979-88
DeCS ID: 24413
Unique ID: D007591
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/05/04
Revision Date: 2015/06/05
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - Preferred
Concept UI M0011858
Scope note A private, voluntary, not-for-profit organization which establishes standards for the operation of health facilities and services, conducts surveys, and awards accreditation.
Preferred term Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Entry term(s) JCAHO
Joint Commission of Accreditation, Health Care Organizations
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
Joint Commission on Accreditation, Health Care Organizations
Joint Commission on Accreditation, Healthcare Organizations
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals - Narrower
Concept UI M0011859
Preferred term Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals



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