Product Description
The 2025 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Home Care (CAMHC) features the official Joint Commission standards, elements of performance (EPs), National Patient Safety Goals®, and other accreditation requirements, including those for the optional Community-Based Palliative Care certification. It is organized as follows:
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Accreditation requirements, including ALL standards, EPs, National Patient Safety Goals, and Accreditation Participation Requirements effective January 1, 2025
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Accreditation process information about Joint Commission policies and procedures and practical survey preparation information on the Early Survey Policy,
The CAMHC also features icons to help navigate documentation requirements and risk areas, integrated regulatory requirements for home health and hospice deemed status, and a “What’s New” summary of changes made since the previous edition. Survey readiness tools, including compliance prompts, documentation checklists, and action planning worksheets, are included at the end of each standards chapter.
Please note: This e-book is a digital version of the 2025 CAMHC, effective January 1, 2025. It will not be updated throughout 2025. For updates, please refer E-dition®, found on your Joint Commission Connect® extranet site or available for purchase here.
Setting: Organizations accredited under the Home Care Accreditation Program, including those that provide home health services, personal care and support services, pharmacy services including infusion services and/or mail order and specialty pharmacies, long-term care pharmacies and freestanding infusion centers, durable medical equipment services, and hospice services
Key Audience: Staff responsible for accreditation, compliance, patient safety, or quality improvement