Joint Commission Standards and Processes
Health care Providers may volunteer to be accredited by an external body. The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid provide an
updated list of approved accrediting organizations. For this discussion, we are focusing on the acute care hospital. Below
are fourteen of the categories in The Joint Commission Standards Manual and accreditation process topics. The topics for
this discussion are assigned by students’ last names. See the chart below for your assigned topic.
The assigned topic is Emergency Management (EM)
For your assigned topic, you will need to access The Joint Commission Standards Manual and The Joint Commission’s
publication The Source. To access this information follow the steps below:
From the homepage of the Ashford University library, click on Find Articles & More in the purple bar near the top of the
page. Next, take the following steps:
• Click on Databases by Subject
• Click on Health & Medicine
• Click on Joint Commission E-dition for the Standards manual
Copy and paste
https://e-dition.jcrinc.com/MainContent.aspx
• Click on Joint Commission The Source
Copy and paste
https://www.ingentaconnect.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/content/jcaho/jcts
• Select two journal articles from The Source that were published within the past 3 years pertaining to your assigned
topic.
• Identify and summarize the two articles chosen. Your response should reflect the standard, how it is utilized and why it
is important in health care, any best practice mentioned, summary of any forms or template shared and any other information
that surprised you.
Initial Post: Your initial post should be 250 to 300 words. In addition to the textbook, utilize a minimum of two scholarly
sources to support your points. Cite and reference your sources in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.