The Joint Commission is undergoing sweeping overhaul of its standards, eliminating 168 standards (14 percent) and revising another 14 standards. The organization is looking to make its accreditation ...

The Joint Commission has unveiled an overhaul to its healthcare accreditation and certification process that will cut hundreds of requirements for hospitals, streamline patient safety practices and ...

The Joint Commission today launched a new website that improves access to information about healthcare quality and safety, according to a Joint Commission news release. • Sign-ups for updates and ...

On June 30, the Joint Commission announced it is transforming its accreditation process, promising a more streamlined, relevant, and supportive process for hospitals and healthcare organizations. One ...

The Joint Commission has kicked off a plan to explore and implement accreditation and certification changes for children’s hospitals specific to the needs of their younger patients. The goal, the ...

The Joint Commission—the health care industry's oldest, largest accreditation and certification organization—is taking bold steps to modernize its standards and processes. Since early May, the ...

The Joint Commission has released the 2014 Survey Activity Guide for ambulatory healthcare organizations. According to Michael Kulczycki, executive director of the ambulatory care accreditation ...

Program seeks applicants from healthcare organizations, academia, payers, & more for prestigious national, local, & individual quality & patient safety awards ...

In a press release, the American Nurses Association (ANA) said that it "proudly celebrates a historic victory for nurses and ...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Climate change has exponentially increased the number of weather and climate-related disasters since 1980. The United States has ...

Patient falls at U.S. hospitals rose significantly last year as potentially deadly “sentinel events” increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a April 4, 2023 report from The Joint ...