Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
The Recovery Place is fully accredited by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, also known as JCAHO. Accreditation by JCAHO assures that the highest standards and best practices are being met consistently, and in an ongoing manner.
JCAHO, an unbiased, independent and not-for-profit organization, accredits and certifies over 17,000 healthcare programs and organizations in the United States. Since 1918 JCAHO has been doing onsite inspections of participating hospitals to ensure that the highest standards of care and safety are being provided.
In 1969, JCAHO expanded its evaluation and accreditation to encompass organizations that provide services in the areas of chemical dependency, mental health and other psychosocial areas. It is a highly respected accreditation, and one that The Recovery Place is proud to have.
Benefits of accreditation
Accreditation helps to inform and protect clients and consumers,
educate providers, and support improvement in the quality of the
behavioral health care organization overall. Behavioral health care
organizations seek Joint Commission accreditation primarily as a means
to enhance organization performance. In many states, accreditation also
may be used to meet licensure requirements. It also is a condition of
reimbursement for certain insurers and other payers. Joint Commission
accreditation requirements provide a data-driven management structure
that supports the delivery of safe, quality services. This external
review process also assists board members in fulfilling their fiduciary
responsibilities.
Standards
The Joint Commission’s behavioral health care standards address
important functions relating to the care of clients and the management
of behavioral health care organizations. The standards are framed as
performance objectives that are unlikely to change substantially over
time. The Joint Commission develops all its standards in consultation
with behavioral health care experts, providers, measurement experts,
clients and their families. The standards-based performance areas for
all behavioral health care organizations are:
- Management of the Environment of Care (EC)
- Management of Human Resources (HR)
- Surveillance, Prevention and Control of Infection (IC)
- Management of Information (IM)
- Leadership (LD)
- Life Safety (LS)
- Medication Management (MM)
- National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG)
- Provision of Care, Treatment and Services (PC)
- Improving Organization Performance (PI)
- Ethics, Rights and Responsibilities (RI)
There are also additional standards specific to the unique needs of
Opioid Treatment Programs and Foster Care Programs. Some standards cover
services that support a recovery-oriented philosophy and approach to
care, treatment and services. These standards apply only to behavioral
health care organizations offering case management/care coordination,
community integration, employment services, family support, peer
support, or vocational rehabilitation services.
The Recovery Place has over ten years of experience helping families and addicts recover from the horrors of addiction. In that time we have seen thousands of addicts and families recover their lives and begin living clean and sober. Call us today and let us help you.