What does accreditation and certification mean to me?

In an effort to be as transparent as possible, the Military Health System(MHS) is voluntarily making several quality and safety measures public. For civilian healthcare systems, participation is voluntary. Therefore you might not be able to find the same measures published by your local civilian facilities.

Military hospitals and clinics are accredited by several, external, independent health care quality and accreditation organizations.

The Military Health System (MHS) collects and shares a significant amount of information on performance across numerous measures for quality, safety, and access. 

The MHS serves 9.6 million Americans entitled to health care coverage through the Department of Defense (DoD) – active duty service members, military retirees, and their families, to include survivors of service members who died on active duty. In FY 2013, the MHS included a direct care system with over 50 hospitals and over 600 clinics staffed by almost 150,000 military and civilian personnel, along with a private sector network of care encompassing hundreds of thousands of providers.

The Joint Commission Quality Check

The Joint Commission Quality Check® is TJC's search engine to locate TJC-accredited health care organizations in the United States. Visitors can search by city and state, by name or by ZIP code. There are two types of quality reports; an Accreditation Quality Report and a Certification Quality Report..

The Military Health System (MHS) collects and shares a significant amount of information on performance across numerous measures for quality, safety, and access. 

To complete a Quality Check click on the link provided below:
www.qualitycheck.org