Visitors to this site will find descriptions of the accreditation process along with a list of all the URAC-accredited organizations. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 18,000 health care organizations in the United States, including hospitals, health care networks, managed care organizations, and health care organizations that provide home care, long term care, behavioral health care, laboratory, and ambulatory care services. The site provides information about its accreditation process and access to its Accreditation Status List. The Freedom of Information Act, passed in 1966, mandates that all federal government agencies make available any agency record unless that records falls into certain categories outlined in the statute. This website is the home of the office within HCFA that administers the Freedom of Information Act for that agency.
Visitors can learn how to file a Freedom of Information Act request.