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Facts about Speak Up™ Initiatives

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The Joint Commission’s award winning Speak Up™ program urges patients to take an active role in preventing health care errors by becoming involved and informed participants on their health care team.

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05/21/2013
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Facts about Laboratory Accreditation

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The Joint Commission has been evaluating and accrediting hospital laboratory services since 1979 and freestanding laboratories since 1995.

Related Items: Fact Sheets , Lab Advantage , Laboratory Accreditation , Proficiency Testing

05/13/2013
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Facts about Joint Commission International

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Joint Commission International (JCI) was established in 1994 as a division of Joint Commission Resources, Inc. (JCR), a private, not-for-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission.

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04/29/2013
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Facts about The Joint Commission

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Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them...

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04/15/2013
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Facts about Critical Access Hospital Accreditation

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The Joint Commission has accredited hospitals for more than 50 years. In 2001, The Joint Commission introduced a new program to accredit critical access hospitals. CAHs are hospitals identified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as having met, or eligible to meet, the conditions for...

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04/12/2013
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Facts about the Nursing Advisory Council

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03/08/2013
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Facts about the Board of Commissioners

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The Board of Commissioners is The Joint Commission’s governing body, providing policy leadership and oversight.

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03/08/2013
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Accreditation Process Overview

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The Joint Commission’s accreditation process seeks to help organizations identify and resolve problems and to inspire them to improve the safety and quality of care and services provided.

Related Items: Fact Sheets , Accreditation Process , Behavioral Health Care , Accreditation

03/07/2013
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Facts about Pain Management

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It is estimated that in the United States more than 76 million people suffer from pain. Pain can be chronic or acute, such as post-surgical pain.

Related Items: Fact Sheets , Speak Up , Standards , Pain Management , Patient Safety Fact Sheets

02/27/2013
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Facts about Ambulatory Care Accreditation

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The Joint Commission’s Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program was established in 1975, and today more than1,900 freestanding ambulatory care organizations are Joint Commission-accredited.

Related Items: Fact Sheets , Advanced Imaging , Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation , Ambulatory Health Care , Diagnostic/Theraputic , Endoscopy , Imaging Centers , Medical/Dental , Office-Based Surgery , Sleep Centers , Urgent Care , Telehealth/NonSurgical , Telehealth/Surgical

02/25/2013
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Facts about patient safety

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The Joint Commission is committed to improving health care safety. This commitment is inherent in its mission to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe. . .

Related Items: Fact Sheets , National Patient Safety Goals , Patient Safety , Sentinel Event , Speak Up , Universal Protocol , Patient Safety Fact Sheets

01/18/2013
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Facts about ORYX® for Hospitals (National Hospital Quality Measures)

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ORYX® is The Joint Commission’s performance measurement and improvement initiative, first implemented in 1997.

Related Items: Fact Sheets , Hospital , ORYX , Performance Measurement , Core Measures , Core Measure Fact Sheets

01/11/2013
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Facts about the Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Accreditation and Rehabilitation and Advanced Care Certification

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On January 7, 2013, The Joint Commission launched its new Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Accreditation program. This program replaces the previous Long Term Care Accreditation program, which was established as the Accreditation Program for Extended Care Facilities in 1966.

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01/07/2013
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Facts about the Universal Protocol

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The Joint Commission Board of Commissioners originally approved the Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure and Wrong Person Surgery™ in July 2003, and it became effective July 1, 2004 for all accredited hospitals, ambulatory care and office-based surgery facilities.

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01/03/2013
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Facts about the Public Information Policy

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The Public Information Policy applies to all organizations that have an accreditation history with The Joint Commission.

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12/28/2012
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Facts about Joint Commission Accreditation and Certification

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Since its founding in 1951, The Joint Commission has been acknowledged as the leader in developing the highest standards for quality and safety in the delivery of health care, and evaluating organization performance based on these standards. Today, more than 20,000 health care organizations. . .

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12/05/2012
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Facts about federal deemed status and state recognition

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In order for a health care organization to participate in and receive payment from the Medicare or Medicaid programs, it must meet the eligibility requirements for program participation, including a certification of compliance with the Conditions of Participation (CoPs).

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11/12/2012
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Facts about Hospital Accreditation

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The Joint Commission has accredited hospitals for more than 60 years and today it accredits approximately 4,168 general, children’s, long term acute, psychiatric, rehabilitation and specialty hospitals, and 378 critical access hospitals, through a separate accreditation program.

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09/19/2012
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Facts about accountability measures

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In June 2010, in order to help hospitals prepare for performance measurement in the new health care environment, The Joint Commission categorized its performance measures into accountability and non-accountability measures.

Related Items: Fact Sheets , Accountability Measures , ORYX , Performance Measurement , Core Measures , Core Measure Fact Sheets , Top Performers

09/18/2012
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Facts about the unannounced survey process

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Find out more about The Joint Commission's unannounced survey process.

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09/17/2012
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Facts about the Early Survey Policy

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The Joint Commission’s Early Survey Policy allows health care organizations to undergo a survey prior to having the ability to demonstrate full compliance with all Joint Commission standards, and receive a preliminary accreditation decision.

Related Items: Fact Sheets , Ambulatory Health Care , Behavioral Health Care , Critical Access Hospital , Home Care , Hospital , Laboratory Services , Survey Process , Accreditation

09/11/2012
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Facts about the Patient and Family Advisory Council

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A diverse group of nationally prominent individuals and organizations serve on The Joint Commission’s Patient and Family Advisory Council.

Related Items: Fact Sheets , Patient Safety , Patient Rights , Advisory Group Fact Sheets

09/04/2012
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Benefits of Joint Commission Accreditation

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A listing of the benefits of Joint Commission accreditation.

Related Items: Fact Sheets , Ambulatory Health Care , Behavioral Health Care , Benefits of Accreditation , Critical Access Hospital , Home Care , Hospital , Laboratory Services , Nursing and Rehabilitation Center , Accreditation

08/27/2012
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Facts about Scoring and Accreditation Decisions for 2013

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The scoring and decision process is based on the criticality of the standards and other requirements regarding their relationship to the quality and safety of patient care.

Related Items: Fact Sheets , Ambulatory Health Care , Behavioral Health Care , Scoring , Accreditation Decisions

08/27/2012
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Facts about Primary Care Medical Home Certification

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Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) Certification for Joint Commission accredited ambulatory care organizations focuses on care coordination, access to care, and how effectively a primary care clinician and interdisciplinary team work in partnership with the patient (and where applicable, their family)

Related Items: Fact Sheets , Ambulatory Health Care , Primary Care Medical Home

08/07/2012
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