JCI guides
Each guide answers one question a provider worldwide asks about JCI, from the official sources it cites. There are 8 guides across 7 topics, last checked on 15 October 2026.
The depth of a readiness review, written from JCI's own standards. A three-year accreditation, and the international patients who choose by it, rest on getting these right. Each guide ends with how wai does the work.
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How the guides map to the JCI framework
The hub sets out the 4 headings JCI works to, and the guides take them one task at a time.
The 4 headings on the JCI hub
- International Patient Safety Goals, 5 goals on the hub. Five goals for the places harm happens most often, set within the patient-centered standards.
- Patient-Centered Standards, 6 chapters on the hub. How a patient reaches care, is assessed, treated, medicated and informed, and how care continues after they leave.
- Health Care Organization Management Standards, 7 chapters on the hub. How the organisation is governed, staffed, kept safe, measured and run on information.
- Participation and Global Health Impact, 2 chapters on the hub. The requirements for taking part in accreditation, now scored, and a new chapter on the organisation's wider impact.
The 7 topics the guides are filed under
- Readiness, 1 guide and about 8 minutes of reading. The JCI accreditation checklist.
- Process, 1 guide and about 7 minutes of reading. The JCI accreditation process.
- Standards, 2 guides and about 14 minutes of reading. The JCI 8th edition, what changed and The International Patient Safety Goals.
- Survey, 1 guide and about 7 minutes of reading. JCI tracer questions.
- Records, 1 guide and about 7 minutes of reading. JCI documentation requirements.
- After the survey, 1 guide and about 6 minutes of reading. The JCI Strategic Improvement Plan.
- Programmes, 1 guide and about 6 minutes of reading. JCI for ambulatory centres.
Questions about the JCI guides
Which JCI guide should I read first?
Start with The JCI accreditation checklist, the first guide on this page, about 8 minutes of reading, filed under Readiness. The other 7 each stand on their own, so take them in the order your own preparation needs.
How do these guides relate to the JCI hub?
The JCI hub sets out the 4 headings JCI works to and how wai evidences each one. Each guide goes one level down, to a single task, with steps to follow, a template to copy, answers to common questions and the sources behind it.
How current are the JCI guides?
Every guide shows the date its facts were checked against the official sources it cites. All 8 were checked on 15 October 2026, the same date the hub shows beside its Updated line.
Are the JCI guides legal advice?
They are guidance, not legal advice, written from what JCI publishes, with a link to the source for each fact. JCI does not endorse wai or any software, and the accreditation for your organisation is decided by JCI.
How do I request a demo for JCI?
Request a demo from this page and it reaches the wai team with JCI already named, so the call starts from JCI rather than a general tour. You can also write to team@wellnessa-i.com.
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