http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/Joint Commission News Releases60http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_03_05_10.htmMedia Contact:Elizabeth ZhaniMedia Relations Manager630.792.5914ezhani@jointcommission.org View multi-media release. (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – March 5, 2010) The Joint Commission is marking National Patient Safety Awareness Week from March 7-13 by helping patients and their families become better ...Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_02_11_10.htmMedia Contact:     Elizabeth ZhaniMedia Relations Manager630.792.5914ezhani@jointcommission.org (Oak Brook, Ill.—February 11, 2010) When disaster hits, will all the plans that health care organizations have in place really work?  The fact is, health care organizations can never be too prepared for ...Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_012710.htmMedia Contact:     Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – January 27, 2010) The Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has named The Joint Commission a designated accreditor of advanced d...Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_01_26_10.htmHigh blood pressure, diabetes, obesity put women at risk Media Contact:     Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org View multi-media release (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – January 26, 2010) Pre-existing medical conditions such as high blood pressure are putting women a...Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_01_14_10.htmHospitals providing evidence-based treatment at higher rates Media Contact:     Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org  (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – January 14, 2010) Accredited hospitals in America have steadily improved the quality of patient care over a seven-year...Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_12_09_09.htmMedia Contact:     Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org View multi-media news release:  Includes video clips, photographs and podcast (OAKBROOK TERRACE , Ill. – December 9, 2009) A visit to the doctor is a time to talk and learn, and patients play a critical ro...Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_12_2_09.htmMedia Contact:     Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – December 2, 2009) Former General Electric executive Charles R. Buck, Jr., Sc.D., has been appointed as a Public Member to The Joint Commission Board of Commissioners and long term ...Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_11_30_09.htmMedia Contact:Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – November 30, 2009) The Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the continuation of deeming authority for The Joint Commiss...Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_112009.htmMedia Contact:     Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – November 20, 2009) Beginning next year, Joint Commission accredited hospitals will be able to report on a set of perinatal care core measures to meet Joint Commission accreditation...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_11_11_09.htmContact: Joint Commission Media Relations: (630) 792-5175HHS Public Affairs: (202) 690-6343          Amid growing concerns about racial, ethnic and language disparities in health care, The Joint Commission and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights have rele...Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_11_09_09.htmMedia Contact:Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – November 9, 2009) The Joint Commission today announced the appointment of Jennifer F. Rhamy, M.B.A., M.A., MT (ASCP), SBB, HP as executive director of the Laboratory Accreditation Progra...Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_9_29_09.htmAdvocate Christ Medical Center Earns Distinction Media Contact:   Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – September 29, 2009) Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois is the first organization in the country to be certified un...Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_9_21_09.htmMedia Contacts:   Ken Powers       The Joint Commission630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org Stacy FiedlerNational Quality Forum202-783-1300sfiedler@qualityforum.org (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – September 21, 2009) The National Quality Forum (NQF) and The Joint Commission today announced the 2009...Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/cth_nr_9_10_09.htmView multi-media news release:  Includes video clips, photographs and podcast (WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 10, 2009) Teaming up with top hospitals and health systems across the country to use new methods to find the causes of and put a stop to dangerous and potentially deadly breakdowns in patient...Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_8_27_09.htm(OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – August 27, 2009) A new Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert issued today urges health care leaders to step up efforts to prevent errors by taking the zero-defect approach used in other high-risk industries such as aviation and nuclear energy. The Joint Commission is advoca...Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_08_20_09.htmMedia Contact:Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – August 20, 2009) A new study from The Joint Commission projects that a majority of U.S. hospitals will have a smoke-free campus by the end of 2009. The study, “The Adoption of Smoke-Free...Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_081909.htmMedia Contact:   Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – August 19, 2009) Health care executives Nancy Howell Agee and R. Timothy Rice have been appointed to The Joint Commission’s Board of Commissioners by the American Hospital Associatio...Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_080509.htmRead Complete Press Kit Media Contact:     Ken PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – August 5, 2009) Medical errors are a serious problem, and the consequences of these mistakes can be especially devastating for children. A 2008 study by the...Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_070809.htmMedia Contact:     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEKen PowersMedia Relations Manager630-792-5175kpowers@jointcommission.org  (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – July 8, 2009) The Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has again granted The Joint Commission deeming author...Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT