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Lakes Foot & Ankle Associates/SurgiCare Center
has received the Gold Seal of Approval™ from The Joint Commission.
What does that mean to you? |
What is the Joint Commission Seal of Approval™?
The Joint Commission Gold Seal of
Approval™ is an internationally recognized
symbol of quality that indicates this organization
is committed to the highest level of
patient safety and care. This outpatient
facility has met the highest and most
rigorous performance standards to obtain
this distinction.
The Joint Commission accredits nearly
15,000 organizations worldwide and focuses
on continually improving healthcare by
setting the highest standards for healthcare
quality throughout the world. Leading
healthcare organizations voluntarily undergo
a Joint Commission evaluation in order
to improve patient care.
In setting the standards, The Joint
Commission assembles groups of doctors,
nurses, and representatives of national
healthcare organizations to review the current
standards for care, and make recommendations
for additions and improvements
to the requirements.
The Joint Commission’s mission is to continuously improve the safety
and quality of care provided to
the public through the provision of
healthcare accreditation and
related services that support
performance improvement in healthcare organizations.
How does an organization become accredited?
Joint Commission accreditation is voluntary.
To prepare for a review, a facility like this
one made a commitment to improvement,
and put teams together to carefully study
what could be done better to ensure patient
safety and quality of care. Next, the Joint
Commission surveyors were invited to the
facility for an intense on-site review. Then
this facility received a report identifying its
strengths, and outlining what it could
improve.
Only a small percentage of outpatient
settings have gone through this kind of
evaluation.
Congratulations on choosing
an accredited facility.
Whenever and wherever you receive healthcare, look for the Joint Commission Gold
Seal of Approval.™
For more information on accreditation
of healthcare organizations, visit www.jointcommission.org. To find
other accredited healthcare
organizations who have received the
Gold Seal of Approval™, look for
Quality Check™ or visit www.qualitycheck.org. |
