JCAHO

JCAHO (pronounced "jay coe") stands for Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare OrganizationsExternal Page Policy 
(click to see policy and instructions). Its name pretty much describes what they do.

JHITA

The Joint Healthcare IT Alliance is made up of AHIMA, AMIA, CHIM, CHIME, and HIMSS.

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

See JCAHO.

Just In Time

A system of “stockless” inventory control where the vendor delivers products directly to the end users and bypasses traditional storage facilities in the hospital. This requires sophisticated coordination between the materials requirement planning (MRP) functions and the vendor’s delivery system.