I was typing up a blog post the other night, and for the life of me I could not remember what JCAHO stood for (the acronym).
I mean I KNOW what JCAHO is. Hell, any healthcare professional will give you that huffing SIGH anytime that word is mentioned.
But just like I have this tendency to accidently transpose the letters in HIPPA HIPAA, I didn’t want to make the same mistake with JACHO JCAHO.
So I turned to my beautiful wife (who is also an nurse) and asked her in my nonchalant manner, ” What does JACHO JCAHO stand for? What’s the acronym definition?”
She looked at me with an equally perplexed look I had given her.
“Joint ….?
Accredited…?
Commission…?
on the H. O?”
I had to burst out in laughter. We both laughed.
On the H. O. ? Really?
Sorry, once again simple medical humor.
(P.S. Love ya angel 
!)
Carpe Diem
JCAHO= Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
That said, for some reason, the organization is no longer referred to as JCAHO, but simply, “Joint Commission.” I’m not sure why that is.
@ Trauma Junkie Yeah.. I got it. LOL. Thanks. And yes it’s referred to as JCAHO and/or Joint Commission, depending on who you talk to.
Good one!!
I had it shoved down my throat for a long time and I still had to think about it. I got the first three words.
@ Epijunky Yep, I’m the same. LOL
Sometimes I miss the days of JCAHO–in my line of nursing, we get inspected yearly, rather than every three. Same prep though, which is a drag, LOL!
@ NurseExec It’s the double edged sword. It keeps your facility up to par.. but definitely stresses one out!