Fierce Healthcare April 24, 2024
The Joint Commission announced Tuesday a new set of accreditation standards for telehealth and remote patient monitoring companies. Virtual-only companies can receive the third-party healthcare accrediting organization’s trademarked gold seal of approval beginning July 2024.
The new standards will replace the Joint Commission’s technology and telehealth accreditation products in its ambulatory and behavioral health accreditation programs. Organizations will be able to apply to the accreditation process if they provide virtual-only telehealth or remote monitoring services. Healthcare organizations that provide telehealth to another organization’s patients, such as a psychiatric hospital providing tele-psychiatry to others through contract, can also receive a telehealth accreditation for the set of services.
The Joint Commission said it established the new standard in conjunction with technical advisory...
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