Joint commission international accreditation standards for hospitals 4th edition provides the basis for accreditation of hospitals throughout the world supplying organizations with the information they need to pursue or maintain patient safety performance improvement and accredited status starting 1 january 2011. Joint commission international accreditation standards for hospitals 4th edition provides the basis for accreditation of hospitals throughout the world supplying organizations with the information they need to pursue or maintain patient safety performance improvement and accredited status starting 1 january 2011. Joint commission international jci has begun development of the 4th edition of the jci accreditation standards for laboratories scheduled for publication 1 july 2021 with an effective date of 1 january 2022. Joint commission international jci today released joint commission international accreditation standards for hospitals 7th edition the effective date of these standards is now 1 january 2021 extended from the originally announced date of 1 october 2020. Accreditation bulletin jci 7th edition of international accreditation standards for hospitals now in effect joint commission international accreditation and certification is recognized as a global leader for health care quality of care and patient safety