Targeted Solutions Tool™ for Wrong Site Surgery Debuts

A new weapon in the critical fight to reduce the incidence of wrong site surgery becomes available today. The Targeted Solutions Tool (TST), developed by the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare guides health care organizations through a step-by-step process to identify, measure and reduce risks in key processes that can contribute to a wrong site surgery. Learn More
 
Speak Up:  What you should know about stroke

A stroke can be devastating to patients and their families. Strokes can range from mild to severe and can happen at any age. They can occur in different parts of the brain and may affect different body functions. Learn More
 
2012 Survey Activity Guide

Information to help health care organizations prepare for survey in 2012. Learn More
 

Sentinel Event Alert:  Issue 48

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The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare’s Healing Healthcare Partnership™ is a campaign that brings together accredited health care organizations and industry to improve patient safety and lower the cost of health care. Learn More 
 

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