Over the past decade, The Joint Commission has highlighted the patient safety dangers associated with the use of certain abbreviations. The accreditor issued a Sentinel Event Alert on them in 2001. In ...

The Midland hospital's maternity program received positive marks for quality and patient safety standards, including ...

ConCensis explores how Joint Commission 360 standards are pushing SPD teams toward continuous readiness through data ...

The Joint Commission announced (pdf) the publication of a free patient and worker safety monograph. The monograph, “Improving Patient and Worker Safety: Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and ...

The Joint Commission has announced it has released the second in a series of animated videos to encourage patients to become active participants in their healthcare, with the latest 60-second video ...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Joint Commission today opened the application period for the 2026 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, presented in ...

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, and OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advocate Health and The Joint Commission have announced a collaboration to enhance patient safety and ...

Built-in software functionality centralizes tissue and implant documentation to support hospital teams during tracer ...

At the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s 24th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, Patricia Adamski, RN, MS, MBA, director of the Standards Interpretation Group at The ...

OhioHealth Morrow County Hospital has earned Critical Access Hospital Accreditation from the Joint Commission, an independent ...

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