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JCAHO Plans Familiar Name Change | Health Decisions | 12.15.06

A December 11 memo from JCAHO President Dennis O’Leary, MD, to all JCAHO employees reveals the name change plans. “This change is simply intended make our name more memorable than the current 18-syllable Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations,” reads O’Leary’s memo, which was obtained by Briefings on JCAHO, a newsletter published by HCPro Inc., which also publishes HealthLeaders.

1951: JCAH, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals

1987: JCAHO, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Hospitals Healthcare Organizations

2007: JC, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

2011: TH, Tthey’re Joint Commission Here

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