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Medistaf Health & Research Awarded Accreditation by JCAHO
Port Jefferson, New York, March 26, 2008 - By demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization’s national standards for health care quality and safety, Medistaf Health and Research has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval.
“We sought accreditation for our organization because we want to demonstrate our commitment to patient safety and quality care,” says Bruce Uveges, Administrator. “We view obtaining Joint Commission accreditation as another step toward achieving excellence.”
“In becoming accredited, Medistaf Health and Research was evaluated against a set of national standards by Joint Commission’s (need surveryor’s name) experienced in the delivery of home care services,” says Maryanne Popovich, R.N., executive director, Home Care Accreditation Program, Joint Commission. “Achieving accreditation demonstrates Medistaf Health and Research’s commitment to providing high quality and safe care to its patients.”
Founded in 1951, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations seeks to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 7,800 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 7,300 other health care organizations that provide long term care, assisted living, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services. The Joint Commission also accredits health plans, integrated delivery networks, and other managed care entities. In addition, the Joint Commission provides certification of disease-specific care programs and primary stroke centers. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and larges standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.