Besides influencing your metabolism, your thyroid gland also plays a role in regulating blood calcium levels through another hormone called calcitonin. Calcitonin has the effect of lowering blood calcium.
The Joint Commission (TJC) is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization that accredits more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.n 1987, the company was renamed the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO, pronounced Jay-co). In 2007, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations underwent a major rebranding and simplified its name to The Joint Commission.
By 1981, the organization's reviews included other health care organizations such as home care and hospice agencies. The name was changed to include the other healthcare organizations. Once again, healthcare organizations do not have to seek JCAHO accreditation. However, if a healthcare organization hopes to be considered a Medicare provider, they must be accredited by JCAHO or one of other Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) approved organizations.