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Joint Commission to Apply AI to Accreditation and Certification Process

A new partnership aims to apply artificial intelligence to help healthcare organizations better manage accreditation data and benchmark quality.

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CMS Renews Ambulatory Surgical Center Accreditation Program

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) renewed The Joint Commission's deeming approval for its Ambulatory Surgical Center Accreditation Program from September 1, 2024, to September 1, 2030. This allows centers to seek Medicare accreditation, confirming compliance with CMS standards.

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Joint Commission Cuts More Than 200 Standards

The Joint Commission announces that it will eliminate and consolidate a second tranche of standards, following the first major reduction announced late last year.

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Joint Commission to Apply AI to Accreditation and Certification Process

A new partnership aims to apply artificial intelligence to help healthcare organizations better manage accreditation data and benchmark quality.

Joint Commission Elevates Healthcare Equity Standard to National Patient Safety Goal

Jan 11, 2023

The Joint Commission’s new National Patient Safety Goal aims to spotlight healthcare equity as a patient safety and quality priority.

The Joint Commission Publishes Safety Recommendations to Address Diagnostic Errors

Oct 26, 2022

Reducing diagnostic errors (such as missed, delayed or wrong diagnoses) is a major challenge for...

FirstLight Home Care Names The Joint Commission as National Provider of Accreditation and Certification Services

Sep 29, 2022

Home healthcare company FirstLight Home Care has named The Joint Commission as its national provider of accreditation and certification services.

Joint Commission Official Statement on Standards Review

Sep 15, 2022

The Joint Commission has announced the beginning of a review of all organization “above-and-beyond” requirements—those that go beyond the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and are not on crosswalks to the CoPs.