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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)

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08/07/2012
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New flu vaccination requirement

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07/31/2012
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Safe Surgery Checklist

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CMS's new structural measure on the use of a safe surgery checklist and its relationship to the Universal Protocol. The new measure applies to ambulatory surgery centers and hospital outpatient surgery, and is being considered for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program.

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07/24/2012
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New Targeted Solutions Tool Introduced for Hand-off Communications–Ambulatory Customers Pilot Tested

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06/29/2012
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The 2012 Fifth International High Reliability Conference Proceedings Paper

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Mindfulness and perfection. These two words summed up a progressive way of thinking about high reliability in health care and other industries, according to thought leaders presenting at the 2012 Fifth International High Reliability Conference, May 21 - 23, 2012.

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06/27/2012
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Facts about the National Patient Safety Goals

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In 2002, The Joint Commission established its National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) program; the first set of NPSGs was effective January 1, 2003. The NPSGs were established to help accredited organizations address specific areas of concern in regards to patient safety.

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06/22/2012
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Guest Blogger Darrell Anderson: What’s ahead in the ASC space?

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05/31/2012
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Preventing Central Line-Associated Infections

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The Joint Commission, in collaboration with Joint Commission Resources and Joint Commission International, has produced a new monograph containing the most current information, evidence-based guidance, and resources to assist healthcare organization in reducing CLABSI.

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05/16/2012
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Guest Blogger JCR/EC News: Addressing Challenging Standards (excerpt from May 2012 Issue)

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04/25/2012
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Strategies for Improving Health Care Personnel Influenza Vaccination Rates

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This document provides evidence-based strategies recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for improving health care personnel influenza vaccination rates, along with supporting documentation that can be found in The Joint Commission's influenza monograph.

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04/09/2012
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The Joint Commission Accredits 2,000th Ambulatory Care Organization

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Hopewell Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC, located in Pennington, New Jersey, is the 2,000th ambulatory care organization to be accredited by The Joint Commission. The Joint Commission has been accrediting ambulatory care organizations since 1975, using state-of-the-art standards developed in consultation with health care experts, providers, measurement experts and patients.

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03/27/2012
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Guest Blogger Mike Dye: "We're Celebrating: Ambulatory Care Hits 2000"

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03/26/2012
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Targeted Solutions Tool for Wrong Site Surgery

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03/21/2012
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Guest Blogger Virginia McCollum: Credentialing and Privileging-Implementing a process (Part 3 of 3)

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03/12/2012
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Are ASC risks keeping you up at night? Joint Commission offers a solution for your ASC….

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02/17/2012
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What you need to know about Joint Commission Primary Care Medical Home

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What you need to know about Joint Commission Primary Care Medical Home.

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02/13/2012
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Imaging Services

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Do you need to meet the CMS regulation for advanced imaging services?

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02/13/2012
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Let’s get personal, in a year-ending message……

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12/21/2011
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Guest Blogger Virginia McCollum: Credentialing and Privileging--Developing a Process (Part 2 of 3)

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12/12/2011
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Replay of Urgent Care Accreditation Process and Benefits Webinar - Dec. 1, 2011

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Presented by the UCAOA and its online education series, learn about urgent care accreditation from Barbara McKee, Joint Commission customer and COO with Millennium Healthcare Management and Jim Bersot - Ambulatory Care Surveyor, The Joint Commission.

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12/02/2011
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Teleconference on Standard IC.02.04.01 (Non-Acute)

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Handouts and audio replay for the 11/16/2011 conference call on Standard IC.02.04.01 Influenza Vaccination for Licensed Independent Practitioners and Staff for Ambulatory Health Care, Laboratory, Long Term Care (Medicare/Medicaid), Office-Based Surgery and Home Care accreditation programs.

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11/17/2011
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Guest Blogger Virginia McCollum: Credentialing and Privileging--What is it? (Part I of 3)

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11/16/2011
Standards FAQ

Texting Orders

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Is it acceptable for physicians and licensed independent practitioners (and other practitioners allowed to write orders) to text orders for patients to the hospital or other healthcare setting?

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11/10/2011
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Guest Blogger Mike Dye: “Annual Ambulatory Care Conference A Hit with Customers!”

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11/03/2011
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Welcome Home - A New Option for Ambulatory Care

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The Joint Commission now offers a way that ambulatory care organizations can achieve an optional PCMH certification, showing to patients and payers that the care provided by the organization is patient-focused, coordinated, and comprehensive.

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10/14/2011
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