Receiving The Gold Seal of Approval® from The Joint Commission means you’ve met or exceeded the most comprehensive evaluation process in the health care industry. Widely recognized as a symbol of quality, The Joint Commission has accredited and certified nearly 21,000 health care institutions in the United States. We hold our standards as dearly as you hold yours. That’s why we partner with the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies, the global leader in standards development, accreditation, and implementation of quality systems in transfusion medicine and cellular therapies. Positive results from organizations which have achieved Patient Blood Management Certification include:
To be eligible to be certified for Patient Blood Management, your hospital or critical access hospital must be accredited by The Joint Commission.
A key component of our customer’s positive certification experience relies on our consistent review process and focus on achieving best practices through education.
Read about MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's experience.
For Patient Blood Management Certification, your team will be evaluated in:
A free trial edition of the standards is available to help your team determine how ready your organization is before applying for certification.
The Patient Blood Management Certification Review Process Guide will help you prepare for the on-site certification review. Download the Review Process Guide below to learn more.
You might find it helpful to learn how a team at another organization made their decision to become certified, how they prepared and how they have benefited from certification. Walk through the process with someone who’s been there.