The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill, has set its 2009 National Patient Safety Goals and related requirements for each of its accreditation programs and its disease-specific care-certification program.
Read MoreThe Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill, has appointed Ann Scott Blouin, PhD, RN, as executive VP for the division of accreditation and certification operations as of August 11.
Read MoreThe Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill, and the National Quality Forum, Washington, DC, are accepting applications for the 2008 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, which recognize individuals and health care organizations making
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In the EC session the clinical engineering representative discusses the performance of the medical equipment program and answers questions from the surveyor. The unannounced full survey is another key component of The Joint Commission accreditation process. “Unannounced” means the hospital does not receive an advance notice of its survey date. The Joint Commission started conducting […]
Read MoreThe International Society for Quality in Health Care has accredited Joint Commission International, Oak Brook, Ill, for Quality in Health Care. JCI is a division of Joint Commission Resources Inc, a private, not-for-profit affiliate of The Joint Comm
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