JCAHO rules to address diversity, language, health literacy.(National)(Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organ

The Joint Commission plans to revise hospital accreditation standards to include diversity, language and health literacy requirements for patient care processes. The commission won't tell hospitals what technology to use but will lay out expectations and quality guidelines. For example, hospitals could train bilingual staff, hire an interpreter or purchase technology-based interpreter services. The Joint Commission is seeking nominations for an advisory panel to review evidence-based practices and identify principals that can be the basis for new or revised standards. Nomination forms are available at jointcommission.org/patientsafety.hlc.

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