Content Description
Now in PDF format! The 2023 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Home Care (CAMHC) provides all the official Joint Commission standards, elements of performance (EPs), National Patient Safety Goals®, and other accreditation requirements, including those for the optional Community-Based Palliative Care certification.
Please note: This PDF manual is a digital version of the hard-copy 2023 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Home Care with standards effective January 1, 2023. As such, it is not updated.
Key Topics:
Standards, EPs, National Patient Safety Goals®, and Accreditation Participation Requirements effective January 1, 2023
Accreditation process information about Joint Commission policies and procedures and practical survey preparation information on the Early Survey Policy, documentation requirements, standards applicability, and more
Key Features:
Integrated regulatory requirements for home health and hospice deemed status
Survey readiness tools, including compliance prompts, documentation checklists, and action planning worksheets in every standards chapter
Icons to help navigate documentation requirements as well as risk areas
“What’s New” summary of changes
PDF format—printable, downloadable, and accessible
Standards: All home care standards
Setting: Organizations accredited under the Home Care Accreditation Program, including those that provide home health services, personal care and support services, pharmacy services including infusion services and/or mail order and specialty pharmacies, long-term care pharmacies and freestanding infusion centers, durable medical equipment services, and hospice services
Key Audience: Staff working on accreditation, compliance, patient safety, or quality improvement
About Joint Commission
The mission of The Joint Commission is 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. Its vision is that all people always experience the safest, highest quality, best-value health care across all settings.