What is JCAHO?

Nan Jolly M.B. B.Ch. LLLL
Port Elizabeth, South Africa

> Melinda asks:
> <<Does JCAHO look at  lactation services at all?>>
>
> No, not officially.  It is  not in their guidelines, nor in the issues 
> that
> concern them r/t OB.  You  may get an individual assessor that will ask
> questions about  breastfeeding/lactation, IBCLCs, breastfeeding outcomes, 
> etc, but
> basically they  don't dictate how many staff or what kind of staff the 
> hospital
> has.  JCAHO  is interested in outcomes.
> (")_(") Jan Barger, RN, MA,  IBCLC
> ILCA's Rep to JCAHO

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