Hospitals - Fast Track

The Joint Commission has been accrediting hospitals for more than 50 years. Its accreditation is a nationwide seal of approval that indicates a hospital meets high performance standards.  Read more.

Is your hospital considering Joint Commission accreditation or certification?  Learn more.

What's New

• Alert Regarding Emergency Management Section of the EC Standards (5/1/08)
• 2008 Hospital Medical Records Statistics Form (1/18/08)
• 2008 Survey Activity Guide (1/15/08)
• New Standards FAQ - Primary Source Verification of Education for Licensed Independent Practitioners (1/4/08)
• Life Safety Chapter Field Review (12/11/07)
• Advanced Disease-Specific Care Field Assessment (11/20/07)
• Revisions to Standard MS.1.20 Approved - 7/10/07 

Medical Record Forms - The medical record audit forms are no longer on the website.  Read more. 

Accreditation Information

• Accreditation Process
• 2008 Hospitals' National Patient Safety Goals
• FAQs about Hospital Accreditation
• Unannounced Surveys

Joint Commission Requirements

Your free resource for standards and policy revisions and requirements published in Perspectives.

• Joint Commission Requirements for Hospitals

Annual Report

• "Improving America's Hospitals: A Report on Quality and Safety 2007"

Joint Commission Resources (JCR)

For Hospital publications and education programs visit the JCR Web Store.

• Top 5 Publications
• National Conferences
• Hospital Seminars

Free Teleconference Calls

• 2007 Calls  

Quick Links

• 2008 Survey Activity Guide
• Liability Insurers that Recognize Accreditation
• Organization Update Form
• Standards Online Question Form
• Statement of Conditions
• Hospital, Language and Culture
• Consumer Brochure: Assessing the Quality of Care in Hospitals Brochure
• Online Publicity Kit
• Organ Donation