IJCAHPO COA ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWER GUIDE
●● Joint Commission
Answer: -organization that accredits hospitals
-the nation's oldest and largest
standards-setting and accrediting body in health car
-is governed by a 32-member Board of Commissioners that includes
physicians,
administrators, nurses, employers, a labor representative, quality experts,
a consumer advocate and educators.
-Office is in D.C.
-private not-for- profit USA organization
-accredits more than 20,000 organization and healthcare programs
around the USA
●● For a health care organization to be accredited
Answer: -it should meet specific quality standards
-standards are broad and cover different aspects of the care services.
clinical services provided, managerial process, the outcomes of services,
the qualification of providers and the patient's satisfaction
, ●● To earn and maintain The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of
Approval...
Answer: -an organization must undergo an on-site survey by a Joint
Commission survey team at least every three years. (Laboratories must
be surveyed every two years.)
●● The Board of Commissioners (of the Joint Commission)
Answer: -brings diverse experience in health
care, business and public polic
●● The Joint Commission's corporate members are
Answer: American College of
Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Dental
Association, American Hospital Association, and American Medical
Association
●● majority of state governments recognize Joint Commission
accreditation as a condition of licensure and the receipt of Medicaid
reimbursement except in states of ??
Answer: Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
●● Joint Commission Mission
Answer: - To continuously improve health care for the public, in
collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care
WITH COMPLETE ANSWER GUIDE
●● Joint Commission
Answer: -organization that accredits hospitals
-the nation's oldest and largest
standards-setting and accrediting body in health car
-is governed by a 32-member Board of Commissioners that includes
physicians,
administrators, nurses, employers, a labor representative, quality experts,
a consumer advocate and educators.
-Office is in D.C.
-private not-for- profit USA organization
-accredits more than 20,000 organization and healthcare programs
around the USA
●● For a health care organization to be accredited
Answer: -it should meet specific quality standards
-standards are broad and cover different aspects of the care services.
clinical services provided, managerial process, the outcomes of services,
the qualification of providers and the patient's satisfaction
, ●● To earn and maintain The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of
Approval...
Answer: -an organization must undergo an on-site survey by a Joint
Commission survey team at least every three years. (Laboratories must
be surveyed every two years.)
●● The Board of Commissioners (of the Joint Commission)
Answer: -brings diverse experience in health
care, business and public polic
●● The Joint Commission's corporate members are
Answer: American College of
Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Dental
Association, American Hospital Association, and American Medical
Association
●● majority of state governments recognize Joint Commission
accreditation as a condition of licensure and the receipt of Medicaid
reimbursement except in states of ??
Answer: Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
●● Joint Commission Mission
Answer: - To continuously improve health care for the public, in
collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care
