The Joint Commission awards integrated care recertification to Parrish Healthcare, nation’s first - and only - to earn integrated care recognition

Category: Awards, Bones and Joints
Posted On: Feb 1, 2023

TITUSVILLE, FL (Jan. 30, 2023)— The integrated health care system created by Parrish Medical Center (PMC) has earned recertification after an intensive review by America’s premier health care accrediting body.

Parrish Healthcare, a collaborative structure of health care partners, remains the nation’s only certified integrated care system meeting the standards of The Joint Commission. The Joint Commission reviewers specializing in integrated care determined Parrish Healthcare again met the high standards to achieve certification renewal.

“The Joint Commission’s standards for recertification are stringent,” said George Mikitarian, Parrish Healthcare president and CEO. “That Parrish Healthcare has received it for the third time is a tribute to the collaboration and commitment of our care partners,” said Mikitarian. “Certification continues to make the statement about the legitimacy of our integrated care system more clearly than a hundred marketing campaigns by health care organizations that haven’t successfully put forth the same time, work, or resources to meet the established standards.”

“Integrated Care Certification recognizes health care organizations committed to fostering continuous improvement in patient safety and quality of care,” says Deborah Ryan, MS, RN, interim executive vice president, Accreditation and Certification Operations, The Joint Commission. “We commend Parrish Healthcare for using certification to reduce variation in its clinical processes and to strengthen its program structure and management framework for patients.”

Parrish Healthcare’s first certification was in 2016 and voluntarily seeks recertification every three years.

“We’re proud and humbled to have again accomplished this for our patients’ benefit,” added Mikitarian.

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About Parrish Healthcare: Parrish Healthcare, America’s first Joint Commission Integrated Care Certified network, includes Parrish Medical Center, one of the nation’s most recognized hospitals for clinical quality, patient safety, and healing environments; Parrish Medical Group, NCQA certified patient-centered medical homes; and Parrish Health Network, a network of healthcare providers, insurers and others working together to improve quality and safety and lower healthcare costs on behalf of individuals, families and businesses.

About The Joint Commission: An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality. www.jointcommission.org.