The Joint Commission Standards and Goals Shape Organization Practice and Documentation

The Joint Commission standards and goals shape organization practice and documentation, thereby affecting information system documentation design. The Joint Commission assesses organizations for compliance with set standards. Which of the following statements are considered standards?

A) Measures to protect information confidentiality, security, and integrity
B) Uniform definitions and methods for data capture as a means to facilitate data comparison within and among health care institutions
C) Education on the principles of information management and training for system use.This may include education about the transformation of data into information for subsequent use in decision support and statistical analysis.
D) Accurate, timely transmission of information
E) Integration of clinical systems (i.e., pharmacy, nursing, laboratory, and radiology systems) and nonclinical systems for ready availability of information
F) None of the above.