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The IJC is seeking public input on the Draft 2025 Review of its report, Protection of the Waters of the Great Lakes. This is ...
The Joint Commission has kicked off a plan to explore and implement accreditation and certification changes for children’s ...
The Joint Commission July 29 announced an initiative to address “gaps” in how children’s hospitals are accredited and ...
Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) has successfully earned continued accreditation from The Joint Commission following a ...
The Joint Commission has "added additional clarity about what the expectations [are],” Williams said. “It makes our lives easier and we can spend more time doing other things to help improve ...
So far, 116 organizations representing hundreds of hospitals have signed on to the pledge, including the Joint Commission. “Decarbonization and sustainability are critical to a health agenda ...
The Joint Commission urged hospitals to look beyond simply adding security to address workplace violence in healthcare as part of a Sentinel Event Alert issued April 17.
The Joint Commission also announced the creation of a new, voluntary certification program in Health Care Equity. The certification will initially only be available to hospitals and critical ...
Behind Joint Commission’s ‘Gold Seal of Approval,’ a history of missed safety violations at psychiatric hospitals Sep. 8, 2019 at 6:00 am Updated Oct. 4, 2019 at 12:43 pm By Daniel Gilbert ...
The Joint Commission, in an unusually pithy statement, explains, “because organizations have had since 2004 to implement successful hand hygiene programs, The Joint Commission has determined ...
Healthcare workers are indispensable as the country continues its fight against COVID-19 — but many are physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted, according to the Joint Commission report.