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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (view source)
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or "JCAHO", pronounced "JAY-koh", is a non-profit organization that provides accreditation to hospitals.
'''Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations''' or "JCAHO", pronounced "JAY-koh", is a non-profit organization that provides accreditation to hospitals.
Medicare laws require that a hospital be accredited by JCAHO to receive funding, making this accreditation virtually essential for every single hospital. JCAHO collects as much as $26,000 per survey, which it does every three years at every hospital. Over 99% receive accreditation. JCAHO earns $113 million in annual revenue.
Medicare laws require that a hospital be accredited by JCAHO to receive funding, making this accreditation virtually essential for every single hospital. JCAHO collects as much as $26,000 per survey, which it does every three years at every hospital. Over 99% receive accreditation. JCAHO earns $113 million in annual revenue.