TÜV Healthcare Specialists

TÜV Healthcare Specialists

TÜV Healthcare Specialists (TUVHS) is the former name of a US health care accrediting organization, which is an alternative to the Joint Commission. In 2007, the organization was acquired by Det Norske Veritas, and is now known as DNV Healthcare Inc.. [ [http://www.dnv.no/internasjonalepressemeldinger/DNVexpandswithinUShealthcare.asp DNV - DNV expands within US healthcare ] ] DNV Healthcare's headquarters are in Houston, Texas, with offices in Cincinnati, Ohio, and assessment staff based throughout the US.

It is responsible for the National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (NIAHOSM) program, [ [http://msspnexus.blogs.com/mspblog/2006/06/cms_requests_se.html MSSPNexus Blog: CMS Requests Second Submission from TUVHS in Deemed Status Application ] ] an alternative to currently-available hospital accreditation programs, which represents a quality management system constructed in accordance with ISO 9001. [http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:1KWwrBkAoZoJ:www.tuvamerica.com/tuvnews/newsletters/searchdetail.cfm%3FID%3D932+T%C3%9CV+Healthcare+Specialists&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk Failed verification|date=June 2008]

In 2006, St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica, New York, acquired both NIAHOSM and Joint Commission accreditation. [http://www.syrdio.org/NewsStories.asp?id=1130]

ee also

*Hospital accreditation
*International healthcare accreditation
*List of healthcare accreditation organisations in the USA
*Patient safety
*Patient safety organization

References

External links

* [http://www.dnv.no/internasjonalepressemeldinger/DNVexpandswithinUShealthcare.asp Main web site]


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