The Joint Commission (TJC) is a voluntary accrediting agency that is nationally recognized for its performance standards. A hospital accredited by the agency will most likely experience which outcome?
a. Improved patient outcomes
b. Dedicated staff
c. Higher salaries
d. Loss of practicing physicians
ANS: A
Adherence to the performance standards set by TJC should lead to better patient outcomes. Op-tions B and C may result from accreditation but there are no data to support this. Option D is in-correct because accreditation should have the opposite effect.
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