Links

Links to sites outside the Department are intended to be informational and do not necessarily imply any official endorsement of or responsibility for the opinions, ideas, data, or products presented.

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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Last Updated January 7, 2008