This program combines The Joint Commission’s healthcare quality and safety standards, survey process and accountability performance measures with SGS management system audits, including certification to the ISO 9001 quality management system standards.
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The Joint Commission accreditation decision and the SGS ISO certification decision are separate. The survey activities of SGS and The Joint Commission can be combined during the hospital’s routine accreditation survey approximately every three years. A surveillance or recertification audit is conducted by SGS annually.
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