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(1888PressRelease) January 16, 2010 - The Fountain Group has entered a partnership with the The Joint Commission's Health Care Staffing Services (HCSS) Certification Program. This organization provides an independent, comprehensive evaluation of a staffing firm's ability to provide qualified and competent staffing services.

Health care staffing firms are eligible for Joint Commission certification if they:

Place temporary clinical staff in other organizations that direct or provide direct patient care.
Place temporary clinical staff under the direct supervision of another organization's personnel.
Collect and present four months of data for each of the three standardized performance measures.
Place at least 10 individual clinical employees on assignments by the time of onsite review.

Certification process
HCSS firms undergo an announced initial review. Re-certification reviews are unannounced and are conducted on-site every other year. The review focuses on a firm's ability to provide competent staffing services and evaluates performance, continuing education and training, placement criteria, and other areas. The standards, contained in the Health Care Staffing Services Certification Manual, are divided into four sections:

Leadership
Human resources management
Performance measurement and improvement
Information management

Performance measurement
Joint Commission-certified health care staffing firms and firms seeking initial certification are required to adopt a set of three standardized performance measures. These include:

Do Not Return Rate for Clinical Reasons
Do Not Return Rate for Professional Reasons
Completeness of Personnel File

TFG is diverse International Staffing firm providing a variety of services to Fortune 500 companies throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada and India.

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