Accrediting Organizations

• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
• American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
• American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
• American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI)
• College of American Pathologists (CAP)
• Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA)
• Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JACHO)

Patient Safety

DSHS Programs with Relation to Health Facility Services

• Center for Health Statistics
• Immunization Branch
• Substance Abuse Services
• Texas Health Care Information Collection Center for Health Statistics
• Woman's Right to Know (Abortion)
• Vital Statistics
• Department of Aging and Disability Services

Texas State Examining Boards

• Board of Nurse Examiners
• Texas Medical Board
• Texas State Board of Pharmacy

CMS Internet Links

• CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation: Patients' Rights; Final rule
• The Federal Register publication for the CMS “carve out” final regulations (verbal orders, H&P, authentication of orders, post anesthesia evaluations, and medication security)
• State Survey Agencies in Survey and Certification (S&C) Letters
• The CMS State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix Table of Contents.

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