The Joint Commission’s new President’s Fellowship for Healthcare Quality and Safety, led by professionals like Carla Pugh, MD, PhD, aims to enhance global healthcare outcomes through expertise utilization, career support, and innovation in performance assessment and improvement.
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The 2023 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards recognized recipients for innovations in patient safety and quality improvement, including initiatives such as the Surgical Pause by the Veterans Health Administration and a statewide quality improvement collaborative in Michigan.
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The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety published a study on racial and ethnic healthcare equity in maternal care.
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The Joint Commission has introduced a voluntary Responsible Use of Health Data Certification program for U.S. hospitals and critical-access hospitals starting from Jan. 1, 2024, aiming to guide and recognize healthcare organizations in safely transferring data for secondary use, such as quality improvement and AI development.
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The Joint Commission has issued Sentinel Event Alert for surgical teams on risk factors for surgical fires and how to prevent them.
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