The Joint Commission
Health care has a long way to go before it as safe as we want it to be. That road would be a lot longer without The Joint Commission - TJC
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Hospital Watchdog Gives Seal of Approval, Even After Problems Emerge
It is one with ties to the industry it oversees. Twenty of the Joint Commission’s 32 board members are executives at health systems it accredits or else work at parent organizations of such health systems. Some other board members are named by health-care lobbying groups, such as the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association.
“Can you imagine Big Pharma setting up its own accrediting organization?” said Rita Numerof, a health-care business strategist, referring to prescription-drug makers. “If you look beneath the surface, there are conflicts and problems. It’s industry insiders.”
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Biased Against Accredited Hospitals? Joint Commission Refutes Study
A study that found independent hospital accreditation carries no real benefit for patient outcomes has garnered a formal rebuttal from The Joint Commission, which argues the researchers reached faulty conclusions due to a number of methodological flaws.
Five Things Hospitals Should Expect From Regulators and Accreditors...
Focus on the 25% or fewer “significant” findings from your last two surveys. These findings include any RFI scored as a pattern of issues with a moderate likelihood of harm or above on the SAFER matrix (Moderate Pattern, Moderate Widespread, High Likelihood to harm regardless of frequency, or findings found to be an Immediate Threat to Life).
Investigation: Joint Commission rarely revokes accreditation from hospitals that put patients at risk
Though the Joint Commission is the accrediting organization for a vast majority of U.S. hospitals, it rarely revokes that seal of approval for facilities out of compliance with Medicare rules, according to a new investigation.
Joint Commission Accreditation – Why Healthcare Facilities Need It!
Healthcare organizations accredited by the Joint Commission are communicating to the public that they are serious about patient safety, the quality and consistency of their services, and accountability for patient and resident outcomes.
Report Finds Improved Performance by Hospitals
Hospital quality experts, including at large academic centers that did not make the list, did not diminish the Joint Commission measurements. They acknowledged that because the commission focused on measures of process rather than outcomes, they could not explain away a hospital’s failure to surpass the 95 percent threshold simply by pointing to a complicated mix of patients with acute conditions.
Secret Data On Hospital Inspections May Soon Become Public
The public could soon get a look at confidential reports about errors, mishaps and mix-ups in the nation's hospitals that put patients' health and safety at risk, under a groundbreaking proposal from federal health officials.
Should you tell the Joint Commission to take a hike? Maybe, but be careful
If you've been following the controversy over the sentinel event policy and worrying about its many threats to confidentiality, you've probably thought of this appealing option: What if your facility just told the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations to get lost? Wouldn't that be fun?
Study Challenges Hospitals’ Use of Accrediting Watchdogs
Death rates at hospitals inspected by Joint Commission no better than at other facilities.
The Joint Commission To Resume Hospital Inspections After Pandemic Hiatus
Once Joint Commission surveys resume, they will include efforts to assess patient safety and the related impact from the pandemic.
What is the Joint Commission and Why Does Accreditation Matter?
At the heart of Joint Commission accreditation is a single goal: that each patient receives safe, high-quality health care treatment and services. While patient safety is the primary reason for Joint Commission accreditation, there are other benefits for organizations. For example, in order to qualify for Medicaid or Medicare reimbursement, most states require that organizations have Joint Commission accreditation.
‘This is just the beginning’: Scope of opioid lawsuits widens to include hospital accreditor
The lawsuit claims the nonprofit — responsible for accrediting more than 20,000 health organizations nationwide — has spread “misinformation” about the risks of opioid addiction dating back to the early 2000s, including in published materials underwritten by opioid manufacturers.
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The Joint Commission
The mission of The Joint Commission is to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value.
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TJC aims to avoid medical errors and non-compliance in healthcare organizations by evaluating other factors that could affect patient safety and care. Such factors include, but are not limited to, multi-tasking, interruptions, worker fatigue, communication issues, and more.
