Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry Profile Key Executives: Myrene McAninch, Ph.D., Director, Accreditation Program For Psychiatric Facilities Kay Kruse, Associate Director, Accreditation Program For Psychiatric Facilities Arthur Ring, MSW, Associate Director, Accreditation Program For Psychiatric Facilities The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is located at 875 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, 312- 642-6061, outside Illinois 800-621-8007, and in Illinois 800-572-8089. JCAHO is a private, tax- exempt organization that was founded in 1951 as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. The organization changed its . . .