A Message from William E. Jacott, M.D.

Fellow physicians:

Welcome to the new section of The Joint Commission website created just for physicians. I would like to encourage you to save this site to your favorites and visit often. The information here can help you keep up-to-date on Joint Commission news through the monthly newsletter, This Month For Physicians, and you can sign up to receive Joint Commission news releases about topics of interest to you. This site also includes newsletters and periodicals from Joint Commission Resources that have articles of interest to physicians.

To further increase physician engagement in accreditation, The Joint Commission recently established a Physician Engagement Committee. Physician leadership and involvement are critically important to the success of patient care and patient safety improvement efforts. If you have any ideas about improving accreditation, or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at wjacott@jointcommission.org.

Sincerely,

William E. Jacott, M.D.
Special Advisor for Professional Relations