The Joint Commission
Health Providers Choice underwent an unannounced, on-site review of its compliance with national standards addressing how
staffing firms determine the qualifications and competency of their staff, how they place the staff, and how they monitor the
staff's performance.
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"Healthcare organizations that contract with Health Providers Choice can look to this certification as an assurance that
Health Providers Choice demonstrates a committment to providing and continuously improving quality services."
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Michele Sacco, M.S.
Executive Director, Health Care Staffing Services Certification, Joint Commission
The ongoing shortages of nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals have forced healthcare organizations to
increasingly fill positions with temporary workers through contractual arrangments with staffing firms. The Joint Commission's
certification program, launched in October 2004, offers an independent, comprehensive evaluation of a staffing firm's abilities
to provide competent staffing services.
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"The Goal Seal Certification recognizes Health Providers Choice's dedication to providing healthcare professionals that are qualified
to provide safe, high-quality care to patients. We are proud to receive the Joint Commission's Goal Seal of Approval™"
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Rosemarie Torrento
President, Health Providers Choice
Founded in 1951, the Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public
through the provision of healthcare accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in healthcare
organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 8,000 hospitals and home-care organizations, and more than
6,800 other healthcare organizations that provide long-term care and assisted-living, behavioral healthcare, laboratory, and ambulatory
care services. The Joint Commission also accredits health plans, integrated delivery networks, and other managed care entities.
In addition, the Join Commission provides certification of disease-specific care programs, primary stroke centers, and healthcare staffing
services. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standard-setting and
accrediting body in healthcare.
Learn more about the Joint Commission at http://www.jointcommission.org.