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The Joint Commission Addresses Equipment Shortages amid COVID-19 Pandemic
In a statement, the Joint Commission said it is “painfully aware of the shortages of personal protective equipment, ventilators, and swab kits at hospitals and other healthcare organizations across the nation amid the COVID-19 pandemic” and shared the actions it is taking to combat the problem.
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PopularJoint Commission’s Mills to AAMI: Use Common Sense for Alternative Equipment Maintenance
AAMI staffers scrambled at the last minute to provide enough room for attendees at George Mills' annual address to AAMI conference attendees. On his docket this year: infection prevention, endoscope reprocessing, and, of course, the ins and outs of the alternative equipment maintenance program.
The Joint Commission Appoints New Infection Prevention and Control Director
Sylvia Garcia-Houchins, MBA, RN, CIC, has joined The Joint Commission as its new director of infection prevention and control in the Division of Healthcare Improvement. Garcia-Houchins is responsible for the oversight of infection prevention and control initiatives at The Joint Commission.
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Joint Commission Updates Emergency Management Resources Portal for Health Care Organizations
The Joint Commission announces that it has updated its online Emergency Management Resources portal with new resources to help health care organizations in preparing, planning, and responding to disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, active shooter situations, and cyberattacks.
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The Joint Commission Issues New Alert on Violence Against Health Care Workers
The Joint Commission has issued a new Sentinel Event Alert during Workplace Violence Awareness Month to help health care workers in hospitals and other health care settings recognize violence from patients and visitors, become prepared to handle it, and more effectively address the aftermath. To help address these contributing factors, the alert provides seven actions suggested by The Joint Commission.
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Joint Commission, NQF Announce John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards Recipients
The recipients of this year’s John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards include a network of children’s hospitals that has saved an estimated 10,000 children from harm and a large health system that has achieved a more than 60% decrease in hospital-acquired patient harms.
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Huron, Joint Commission Affiliate Link Up for Safety
Global professional services firm Huron and the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, a nonprofit affiliate of The Joint Commission, announced that they have entered into a collaborative agreement to create a series of workshops centered around high reliability strategies for healthcare organizations.
Read MoreThe Joint Commission Appoints Two New Directors
The Joint Commission announces the appointment of Edward Pollak, MD, as medical director and patient safety officer, Division of Healthcare Improvement, and Andrew C. Bland, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACP, as medical director, Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation. Both appointments were effective January 2.
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The Joint Commission Selects Apervita to Enable Easier ECQM Submission
The Joint Commission (TJC) has selected health insights company Apervita to enable thousands of accredited hospitals with ORYX data reporting requirements to directly and more easily submit electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) data in 2018—a move, TJC officials say—that streamlines an annual process required for hospitals to obtain and maintain accreditation.
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The Joint Commission Reports Increased eCQM Adoption and Reporting Among U.S. Hospitals
An increased number of U.S. hospitals are adopting and reporting electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) to drive quality improvement, The Joint Commission reports in its 2017 annual report, America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety. The agency has also identified six primary priorities among those that are successfully implementing eCQM adoption and practice.
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The Joint Commission Issues Updated Emergency Management Requirements
In response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services final rule on emergency preparedness to ensure health care professionals and suppliers meet the needs of patients, residents, clients, and communities during emergency events and throughout recovery, The Joint Commission is announcing updates to its emergency management requirements, effective November 15.
Read MoreGeorge Mills to Depart Joint Commission
Effective October 9, George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, will leave The Joint Commission (TJC) as director of engineering. Mills has been with TJC for 14 years and has served in his current role for the past six years.
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Four Joint Commission Books Garner Industry Praise
Four books published by The Joint Commission and Joint Commission Resources, Inc. have been named “Doody’s Core Titles in Health Sciences for 2017”. The annual Doody’s Core Titles list recognizes the best titles published within a variety of medical specialties.
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Teleradiology Solutions Earns Joint Commission Accreditation
Teleradiology Solutions (TRS) recently passed its fifth straight Joint Commission survey as an ambulatory care healthcare organization, and has been reaccredited with the Gold Seal of Approval for the next 3 years.
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