Joint Commission Resources Journal Articles

The following articles are excerpted from Joint Commission Resources' journals and publications.  To subscribe to Joint Commission Resources' journals and publications, visit the JCR Web site.

• Case Study: Decreasing Variances Pays Big Benefits for Small Patients in Texas
  The Joint Commission Benchmark
  November/December 2009  Volume 11 Issue 6
  
• Patient Preferences for and Satisfaction with Methods of Communicating Test Results in a Primary Care Practice
  The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
  October 2009  Volume 35 Number 10
  
• Implementing Standardized Operating Room Briefings and Debriefings at a Large Regional Medical Center 
  The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
  August 2009  Volume 35 Number 8
  
• Using Surgical Outcomes to Improve Care and Lower Costs
  The Joint Commission Benchmark
  July/August 2009  Volume 11 Issue 4

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