The Joint Commission announced Tuesday a new set of accreditation standards for telehealth and remote patient monitoring companies. Virtual-only companies can receive the third-party healthcare ac ...

At the visit’s conclusion, surveyors will verbally provide organizations with an overview of their observations and the associated chapters from Joint Commission manuals. Organizations will also ...

The Joint Commission announced it will be reviewing its quality standards for any that should be “permanently retired” following the close of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Announced Sept.

The Joint Commission, accreditor of thousands of U.S. healthcare facilities, is rolling out a voluntary certification in sustainability as hospitals look for ways to combat climate change.

The Joint Commission has updated guidelines for emergency management and ambulatory care, which will become effective July 1. It has fully rewritten its chapter on emergency management ...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwired - May 15, 2013) - Joint Commission-accredited behavioral health care organizations that are establishing behavior health homes as part of nationwide efforts to ...

The study compared the SIR between Joint Commission-accredited and non-Joint Commission-accredited facilities for each of the measures. Joint Commission accreditation is an objective evaluation ...

The Joint Commission and the National Association for Healthcare Quality announced a strategic alliance Tuesday to improve quality and safety workers' training and standardize their education.

The Joint Commission shared four myths about sentinel event reporting — a voluntary system for self-reporting an occurrence or risk of unexpected death or serious injury — to dispel misconceptions in ...

The report, which is based on voluntary reports to The Joint Commission, is a snapshot into patient safety at hospitals and other healthcare facilities and comes at a time healthcare providers are ...

The Joint Commission published a standard for abbreviation use as well as a list of terms that can cause confusion. The “do not use” list applies to all orders and medication-related documentation, ...