JCAHO Quality Check site

From: Bellatrix Lestrange, CMT (bellatrix_lestrange_cmt_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/20/04 

Date: 20 Aug 2004 03:33:38 -0700

http://www.jcaho.org/quality+check/index.htm

Quality Check

Quality Check is a comprehensive guide to the more than 15,000 Joint
Commission-accredited health care organizations and programs
throughout the United States. You can access Quality Check at
www.qualitycheck.org.

 

The following features were added to Quality Check in 2004:

An improved search function displays the sites of care and the parent
organization. Using either the consumer or health care professional
track, individuals can search by distance (miles) from zip code,
location of care and up to four geographic locations at one time.
A new function allows individuals to compare up to six Joint
Commission-accredited organizations at the same time. The comparisons
show the applicable National Patient Safety Goals and National Quality
Improvement Goals (hospitals only). Individuals can compare
information between parent organizations only, not between sites of
care. For example, if Hospital X and Surgical Center Y are both sites
accredited under XYZ Medical Center (the parent organization),
comparison information will only be available for XYZ Medical Center.
To use this feature, follow these three steps:
Perform a search, for example, hospitals in Illinois.
On the search results screen click on "compare," next to the
organization name.
On the next screen, you can click on the check box for up to five more
organizations and again click "compare."
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I learned some interesting things about my local hospital.

Some of the searches I set up resulted in error messages, seemingly
without reason, so it seems a bit buggy.

There wasn't data for many of the searches I tried.

Your mileage will definitely vary.

**End of public service announcement.**

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