Regulating the Front Line From Above
Regulating the Front Line From Above
The Joint Commission and Hospital Regulation in the United States
This chapter suggests that although the casual observer may see that the American health care system is fragmented and market driven, the underlying reality is that it is also highly regulated. Just as in the United Kingdom, in the United States there is a complex, overlapping web of regulating agencies that make crucial decisions in perpetuating the status quo, promulgating change, and incentivizing certain activities and priorities. According to a newspaper, “unlike some other nations … the United States has no federal agency charged with hospital oversight. Instead, it relies on a patchwork of state health departments and a nonprofit group called the Joint Commission that sets basic quality standards for the nation.”
Keywords: American health care system, hospital, federal agency, Joint Commission
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