Achieving JCAHO accreditation in a university student health center

Of the approximately 1,500 colleges and universities in the United States, only approximately 100 university student health centers are accredited by either of the two major ambulatory healthcare accreditation agencies. The accreditation process can be daunting. We found few examples in the accreditation literature that assisted us in our endeavor. This article is designed as a primer to assist college health center administrators in achieving accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.