Joint Commission
U.S. health care accreditation association
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| December 2022 | The Joint Commission announced they would no longer recognize Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA) for lab accreditation, giving facilities until December 31, 2024, to transition to CAP or TJC accreditation. |
| 2013 | The Joint Commission reported annual revenue of $147 million and paid its CEO more than $1 million in that fiscal year. |
| July 2013 | The Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ), based in Round Rock, Texas, was granted deeming authority for hospitals by the CMS. |
| July 15 2010 | The Joint Commission's statutorily-guaranteed hospital accreditation authority was removed by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, requiring the organization to submit an application to CMS for continued accrediting authority. |
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