Walgreens Home Care Accredited By Joint Commission
Posted on: Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 12:00 CDT
DEERFIELD, Ill., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- By demonstrating compliance with healthcare quality and safety standards by which all healthcare organizations are assessed, Walgreens Home Care, Inc. was awarded accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) for all of its locations in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin. The accreditation for pharmacy, home medical equipment, nursing and respiratory services lasts for a three-year period ending in 2008.
"Walgreens Home Care pursued accreditation because it's important to show our patients, physicians and payors how committed we are to having our quality substantiated," said Ron Allen, vice president of Walgreens Home Care. "This accreditation reflects our reputable services and our mission to be a leader in providing quality clinical services in the home."
JCAHO is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare. Through the provision of healthcare accreditation, JCAHO encourages healthcare organizations to improve their standard of safety and to increase the quality of healthcare they provide to the public. JCAHO evaluates more than 15,000 healthcare organizations in the United States, including more than 7,800 hospital and home care organizations.
Walgreens Home Care delivers quality, patient-focused home infusion, respiratory and durable medical equipment services through its accredited home care facilities. The company's clinical programs provide the expert care coordination expected by patients, physicians and insurance plans. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Walgreen Co. , the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2005 sales of $42.2 billion and nearly 5,000 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico. In addition to Walgreens Home Care, Walgreens provides fully integrated services to patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives (its pharmacy benefit management subsidiary), Walgreens Mail Service and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy.
Walgreen Co.
CONTACT: Michael Polzin of Walgreen Co., +1-847-914-2925
Web site: http://www.walgreens.com/
Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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