History Of The Joint Commission

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The Joint Commission was founded in 1951 was also went through a name change and became the Joint Commission on Accreditation. Hospital facilities are under Joint Commission of Hospitals across the US. In 1953, JCAH began accrediting hospitals. The Social Security Amendments of 1965 passed by Congress announced that hospitals accredited by JCAH were allowed to participate in the Medicaid and Medicare programs. In 1987, the name was shortened and it became the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). This was necessary to provide Medicare and Medicaid to patients because these are government programs and needs to be evaluated to keep funding available for the healthcare

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