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April 25, 2012

Joint Commission Online is The Joint Commission's weekly newsletter and is posted every Wednesday.

 

Patient safety

 
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Upcoming: Fifth International High Reliability Conference

The Joint Commission is hosting the 5th International Conference on “High Reliability: Seeking Reliability Through Operations, Attitudes and Measuring Success,” May 21-23, 2013, at The Joint Commission Conference Center in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.

 

Accreditation

 
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New! Mobile version of notification of onsite survey or review and other events

Joint Commission customers can now access a new mobile-friendly version of the Notification of Scheduled Events – including notice of the onsite survey or review – that can be accessed via a smart phone (iPhone, Android device, Windows phone, or Blackberry).

 

E-dition release of July 2012 standards; new JCR log-in and home page

Tomorrow, April 26, E-dition will be updated with the standards that are current as of July 1, 2012.

 

Study finds accreditation improves safety culture at nursing homes

Accredited nursing homes report a stronger resident safety culture than nonaccredited facilities, according to a new study published in the May 2012 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.

 

Joint Commission Resources

 

Submit your Flu Vaccination Challenge results and be recognized!

Did your organization meet this year’s Flu Vaccination Challenge? If so, Joint Commission Resources (JCR) wants to know so your organization can be recognized!

 

Resources

 

New on the web

Links to pertinent information recently posted to the website.

 

Center for Transforming Healthcare

 

Join the Center for Transforming Healthcare’s Healing Healthcare Partnership™ campaign

All Joint Commission accredited organizations are invited to join the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare’s Healing Healthcare Partnership™. This campaign brings together accredited health care organizations and industry to improve patient safety and lower the cost of health care.

 

Communications

 
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Speaking of … National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week

Laboratory professionals are invited to join the conversation on The Joint Commission’s Facebook page and share your favorite or most rewarding story about being a laboratory professional.

 

Tell us what you think about the website

The Joint Commission is interested in your thoughts about our website.

 

Extras

 
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New on YouTube! The Joint Commission choir performs

If you’d like to see the “true colors” of The Joint Commission, check out our YouTube videos that feature The Joint Commission choir at a performance at the Art Institute of Chicago on April 14.

 
 

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