The 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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Periodic Performance Review (PPR) is an important component of The Joint Commission accreditation process. Its purpose is to support continuous compliance with Joint Commission standards in the hospital. In a PPR, the hospital evaluates its own compliance with applicable standards, Accreditation Participation Requirements (APRs), and National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs), and develops a plan of […]
Read MoreThe World Health Organization (WHO) has awarded The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill, a contract to oversee global field-testing of the long-planned international classification for patient safety (ICPS).
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