http://www.jointcommission.orgJoint Commissionhttp://www.jointcommission.org//Speak_Up__Five_Things_You_Can_Do_To_Prevent_Infection/Avoiding contagious diseases like the common cold, strep throat, and the flu is important to everyone. Here are five easy things you can do to fight the spread of infection.Unknown AuthorFri, 30 Nov 2012 15:58:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org//r3_issue3/Published for Joint Commission accredited organizations and interested health care professionals, R3 Report provides the rationale and references that The Joint Commission employs in the development of new requirements.Unknown AuthorWed, 30 May 2012 08:15:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org//preventing_clabsi/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.Unknown AuthorWed, 16 May 2012 07:45:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org//strategies_for_improving_health_care_personnel_influenza_vaccination_rates/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.Unknown AuthorMon, 09 Apr 2012 11:45:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org//influenza_and_influenza_vaccine_myths_and_reality/There are many myths and misunderstandings about influenza and the influenza vaccination. These myths are held by both the public and health care personnel.​Unknown AuthorFri, 02 Dec 2011 13:21:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org//variability_of_surveillance/Data Corner - from the The Joint Commission Benchmark - March/April 2011 Issue. Unknown AuthorTue, 01 Mar 2011 09:13:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org//tdap/The Joint Commission's Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation is releasing "Tdap Vaccination Strategies for Adolescents and Adults, Including Health Care Personnel: Strategies from Research and Practice" to help health care organizations of all types.Unknown AuthorTue, 01 Feb 2011 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org//Measuring_Hand_Hygiene_Adherence_Overcoming_the_Challenges_/The Joint Commission is releasing “Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence: Overcoming the Challenges,” to help health care organizations target their efforts in measuring hand hygiene performance.Unknown AuthorTue, 04 May 2010 17:56:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org//surface/Environment of Care® News, March 2010, Volume 13, Issue 3 Unknown AuthorMon, 01 Mar 2010 09:22:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org//5_surefire_methods_infections/The Joint Commission: The Source, February, Volume 8, Issue 2 Unknown AuthorMon, 01 Feb 2010 08:25:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org//Providing_a_Safer_Environment/“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.Unknown AuthorThu, 25 Jun 2009 17:56:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org//sentinel_event_alert_issue_28_infection_control_related_sentinel_events/Despite the small number of infection-related sentinel event cases reported to the Joint Commission, the number of patients acquiring infections in the health care setting, as well as the number...Unknown AuthorWed, 22 Jan 2003 11:35:00 GMT