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The Joint Commission Appoints Task Force, Advisory Council
For New Certification Program For Health Care Staffing
Agencies
Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. — May 3, 2004— The
Joint Commission
today announced the establishment of a task force and an advisory
council for plans to develop a new certification program for health
care staffing agencies.
This certification program will provide an independent, thorough
evaluation of a staffing agency's abilities to provide competent
staffing services. Draft standards are expected this summer, and
the program is expected to launch by October 1, 2004.
"The health care professionals on this task force will provide
invaluable guidance and insight as the Joint Commission develops
a comprehensive certification program designed to drive improvements
in the health care staffing arena," says Marianna Grachek,
M.S.N., R.N., executive director, Joint Commission. "The certification
process will offer health care organizations significant new information
to assist them in making informed choices among staffing agencies."
The Joint Commission named 12 industry stakeholders to the Health Care Staffing
Certification Task Force to guide the development of the standards
and related Elements of Performance. Program development will include
the creation of informational and educational resources for organizations
interested in staffing services certification. Members of the task
force are:
Marilyn A. Bowcutt
American Organization of Nurse
Executives (AONE) |
Jerry Crest
Joint Commission Work Group on Accreditation
Issues for Small/Rural Hospitals |
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Susan Collier
Comphealth |
Jim Essey
American Staffing Association (ASA) |
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Jill Fainter
HCA Inc. |
Kathleen Perry
Favorite Nurses |
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David Gillan
Voluntary Hospital Association (VHA, Inc.)
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Franklin A. Shaffer
Cross Country Staffing |
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Paul Kusserow
Tenet |
Margaret Mary Wagner
American College of Health Care Administrators |
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Donna Nowakowski
NovaStaff Healthcare Services, Inc. |
Bud Zomok
Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association
Registry |
In addition to the task force, an advisory council of individuals representing
health care staffing agencies from a diverse array of settings is providing
guidance in the development of this program. Members of the Health
Care Staffing Advisory Council are:
Pat Donohoe
Medical Staffing Network, Inc. |
Ed Mitchell
Favorite Nurses |
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Chris Carrington
Intelistaf Healthcare
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Donna Nowakowski
NovaStaff Healthcare Services, Inc. |
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Karen Fields-Flaster
HRN Services, Inc.
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Virgil Palumbo
Kforce Healthcare Staffing |
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Rita Franklin
ATC Staffing |
Scott Reid
Clinicall Staffing |
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Edward A. Lenz
American Staffing Association
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Franklin Shaffer
Cross Country Staffing |
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Tanya McClendon
On Assignment |
Hallie Van Hoozen
ABC Health Care, Inc. |
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Pam Wendt
Nursefinders
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For further information, please contact:
Media relations contacts:
Charlene D. Hill
Media Relations Manager
630.792.5175
chill@jointcommission.org |
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