Joint Commission policy forbids accredited organizations from taking retaliatory actions against employees for having reported quality of care concerns to the Joint Commission.
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By demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization’s national standards for health care quality and safety, Buffalo Valley, has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™.
“We sought accreditation for our organization because we wanted to demonstrate our commitment to client safety and quality care,” says Jerry Risner, CEO, “We view obtaining Joint Commission accreditation as another step toward achieving excellence.”
Buffalo Valley’s accreditation achievement is a demonstration of the organization’s leadership and staff commitment to excellence,” says Mary Cesare-Murphy, Ph.D., executive director, Behavioral Health Care Accreditation Program, Joint Commission. “Behavioral health accreditation by the Joint Commission requires organization-wide dedication to providing safe, client-focused care, treatment, and services.”
The award of accreditation is for a three year period ending January 28, 2009.
Founded in 1951, the Joint Commission 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 largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.