JOINT COMMISSION EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the accreditation of the health care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅"a process whereby a professional
association or nongovernmental agency grants recognition to a school or health care institution for
demonstrated ability to meet predetermined criteria for established standards"
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Joint Commission - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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... - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-brings diverse
experience in health
care, business and public polic
, The Joint Commission's corporate members are - CORRECT 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 ?? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Joint Commission Mission - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- To continuously improve health care for the public,
in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to
excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value.
Joint Commission Vision - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅All people always experience the safest, highest
quality, best-value health care across all settings.
Types of organizations the joint Commission provides accreditation to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅General,
psychiatric, children's and rehabilitation hospitals
• Critical access hospitals
• Home care organizations, including medical equipment services and hospice services
• Nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and other long term care facilities
• Behavioral health care organizations, addiction services
• Ambulatory care providers, including group practices and office-based surgery practices
• Independent or freestanding clinical laboratories
Also accredits disease specific (Stroke Centers etc)`
How JCAHO works - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-surprising full survey which conducted in 2006. It means the
organization does not receive an advance notice of its survey date. The survey occurs between 18 to 39
months after the organization's previous unannounced survey
-the hospital should also comply with applicable standards during the entire period of accreditation
Why hospitals seek accreditation: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Most of the private and insurers the federal
government require accreditation as a prerequisite for reimbursement
ANSWERS
What is the accreditation of the health care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅"a process whereby a professional
association or nongovernmental agency grants recognition to a school or health care institution for
demonstrated ability to meet predetermined criteria for established standards"
-
Joint Commission - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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... - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-brings diverse
experience in health
care, business and public polic
, The Joint Commission's corporate members are - CORRECT 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 ?? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Joint Commission Mission - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- To continuously improve health care for the public,
in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to
excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value.
Joint Commission Vision - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅All people always experience the safest, highest
quality, best-value health care across all settings.
Types of organizations the joint Commission provides accreditation to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅General,
psychiatric, children's and rehabilitation hospitals
• Critical access hospitals
• Home care organizations, including medical equipment services and hospice services
• Nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and other long term care facilities
• Behavioral health care organizations, addiction services
• Ambulatory care providers, including group practices and office-based surgery practices
• Independent or freestanding clinical laboratories
Also accredits disease specific (Stroke Centers etc)`
How JCAHO works - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-surprising full survey which conducted in 2006. It means the
organization does not receive an advance notice of its survey date. The survey occurs between 18 to 39
months after the organization's previous unannounced survey
-the hospital should also comply with applicable standards during the entire period of accreditation
Why hospitals seek accreditation: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Most of the private and insurers the federal
government require accreditation as a prerequisite for reimbursement
