JCAHO President Criticizes LAT Article On Rule Changes

... An April 6 Los Angeles Times article that indicated recent rule changes by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in "setting the thresholds for intensive review of accreditation decisions reflect a relaxation in performance expectations" for hospitals "misses the mark," JCAHO President Dennis O'Leary writes in letter to the editor of the Times (O'Leary, Los Angeles Times, 4/11)... click link for more info. ...