Corporate Fact Sheets

• Facts about The Joint Commission
• Facts about the 2009 Board of Commissioners
• Facts about The Joint Commission Complaint Process
• Facts about Joint Commission International
• The Joint Commission Officers
• Facts about the Public Information Policy
• Facts about The Joint Commission Public Policy Initiatives
• Facts about Joint Commission Resources
• Facts about The Joint Commission website for accredited organizations

Accreditation

• Accreditation Process Overview
• Facts about Accreditation Decisions for 2009
• Facts about Ambulatory Care Accreditation
• Facts about Behavioral Health Care Accreditation
• Facts about the Cooperative Accreditation Initiative 
• Facts about Critical Access Hospital Accreditation
• Facts about the Early Survey Policy
• Facts about Federal Deemed Status and State Recognition
• Facts about the Integrated Survey Process
• Facts about Hospital Accreditation
• Facts about Laboratory Accreditation
• Facts about Long Term Care Accreditation
• Facts about Joint Commission Accreditation Standards
• Facts about Joint Commission Accreditation and Certification
• Facts about Office-Based Surgery Accreditation
• Facts about the On-Site Survey Process
• Facts about the Periodic Performance Review
• Facts about the Priority Focus Process
• Facts about the Review Hearing and Appeal Process
• Facts about Scoring and Accreditation Decisions
• Facts about the Standards Improvement Initiative
• Facts about the Strategic Surveillance System (S3)
• Facts about Tracer Methodology
• Facts about the Unannounced Survey Process

Certification

• Facts about Certification Decisions for 2009
• Facts about Disease-Specific Care Certification
• Facts about Health Care Staffing Certification
• Facts about Joint Commission Accreditation and Certification

Advisory Groups

• Facts about Joint Commission Advisory Groups
• Facts about the Infection Control Expert Panel
• Facts about the Nursing Advisory Council  
• Facts about the Physician Engagement Advisory Group
• Facts about the Patient Safety Advisory Group

Patient Safety

• Facts about Hospitals, Language and Culture
• Facts about the Official "Do Not Use" List
• Facts about the National Patient Safety Goals
• Facts about Patient Safety
• Facts about Quality Check and Quality Reports
• Facts about the Sentinel Event Policy
• Facts about Speak Up Initiatives
• Facts about special quality awards listed in Quality Reports®
• Facts about the Universal Protocol

Performance Measurement

• Facts about ORYX®
• Facts about ORYX®  for Home Care Organizations
• Facts about ORYX® for Hospitals (National Hospital Quality Measures)
• Facts about ORYX® for Long Term Care 
• Facts about  ORYX® vendors (also known as performance measurement systems)