http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/Podcasts/Joint Commission Podcasts60http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/Podcasts/H1N1_podcast.htmThe Joint Commission and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have produced a free podcast to help organizations prepare for the 2009-2010 influenza season, and to improve the effectiveness of their influenza vaccination program. Download Podcast Download PowerPoint presentatio...Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/Podcasts/cth_podcast.htmTeaming 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 care, The Joint Commission is launching the Center for Transforming Healthcare. The Center’s first initiative is tackl...Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/Podcasts/smokefree_podcast.htmA 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 Hospital Campuses in the United States,” appears in the latest issue of Tobacco Control, a British Medical Journal Group publicati...Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/Podcasts/podcast_speakup.htm Medical errors are a serious problem, and the consequences of these mistakes can be especially devastating for children. A 2008 study by the National Initiative for Children’s Health Care Quality showed that 1 in 15 hospitalized children are harmed by medication errors. Download podcastWed, 05 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/Podcasts/flu_podcast.htm“Providing a Safer Environment for Health Care Personnel and Patients through Influenza Vaccination:  Strategies from Research and Practice,” a free monograph, to help health care organizations of all types improve seasonal influenza vaccination rates in health care personnel. Learn more: Downlo...Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/Podcasts/NPSW_podcast.htmMark R. Chassin, M.D., M.P.H., president of The Joint Commission, discusses the importance of patients taking an active role in their health care. Download the audio file.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/Podcasts/sea_41_podcast.htmPeter B. Angood, M.D.,  Vice President for The Joint Commission and Co-Director of the Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety, discusses issue 41 of Sentinel Event Alert on Anticoagulant Errors.   Read Sentinel Event Alert Issue 41. Download the audio file.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/Podcasts/sea_40_podcast.htmPeter B. Angood, M.D.,  Vice President for The Joint Commission and Co-Director of the Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety, discusses issue 40 of Sentinel Event Alert on Behaviors that undermine a culture of safety.   Read Sentinel Event Alert Issue 40. Download the audio fi...Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/Podcasts/hlc.htmAmy Wilson-Stronks discuss the release of  a research report by The Joint Commission, entitled “One Size Does Not Fit All: Meeting the Health Care Needs of Diverse Populations.” Download the audio file.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/Podcasts/sea_39_podcast.htmPeter B. Angood, M.D.,  Vice President for The Joint Commission and Co-Director of the Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety, discusses issue 39 of Sentinel Event Alert on preventing pediatric medication errors.  Read Sentinel Event Alert Issue 39. Download the audio file.     ...Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT