Description

The 2025 Comprehensive Certification Manual for Disease-Specific Care features everything your disease-specific care program needs to attain or retain core or advanced certification. The manual describes the certification process and includes all the certification requirements that must be met to achieve The Gold Seal of Approval®, including the following:

• • Brand-new core standards, as well as advanced standards and certification participation requirements for disease-specific care certification effective January 1, 2025
• • Details about The Joint Commission’s certification process, performance improvement, sentinel events, and more
• • Keys to using the manual for certification review preparedness
• • “What’s New” summary of changes made since the previous edition

Quotes, Reviews or Testimonials

"Updated guidelines are necessary for those healthcare facilities seeking certification and/or re-certification. TJC provides expert recommendations contributing to high-quality healthcare. This manual continues the cycle of performance improvement so necessary within health care."

-- Jill Massengale, DNP (James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital) Doody's Review - previous edition

Audience

Hospital administrators, quality managers, healthcare management, and direct care staff alike can glean insightful information from this manual. It is intended to encompass the totality of care for designated disease states, and it does so readily. As the certifying body, TJC is recognized as the foremost authority on disease-specific care. This authority is upheld by TJC's expert members and their distinguished publications as well as their incorporation of standards set forth by relevant professional organizations.

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