The Joint Commission announces the release of Pioneers in Quality eCQM Proven Practices Collection: Recognizing Success 2017-2018,” which recognizes hospitals and health care systems that have successfully leveraged electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) and health information technology to drive quality improvement.
Read MoreThe Joint Commission has named Robert Campbell, PharmD, and Linda Seager, RN, MSN, as co-directors of its Standards Interpretation Group, which provides interpretation and application of accreditation and certification standards for Joint Commission staff and health care organizations.
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The nation’s two leading cardiac accreditation and certification organizations are joining forces to offer a single joint product for hospitals beginning on January 1. Specifically, the American Heart Association and The Joint Commission are collaborating to enhance cardiovascular patient care and improve outcomes and quality of life for patients with cardiovascular disease.
Read MoreThe Joint Commission announces a new appointment in its accreditation and certification operations division. Chad Larson, a 13-year Joint Commission veteran who most recently served as director of business operations in the organization’s support operations division, has been named executive director of hospital business development.
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In this article, Boyd M. Hutchins, CTM, healthcare technology manager for the Arkansas Children’s health system, discusses why his team is worthy of AAMI’s “Best Practice Award”—which it won in 2010—and how saving babies is more than just a department credo. It is the HTM team’s overarching goal.
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