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Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals

Facts about the Official “Do Not Use” List of Abbreviations

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In 2001, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert on the subject of medical abbreviations, and just one year later, its Board of Commissioners approved a National Patient Safety Goal...

Related Topics: Fact Sheets, Patient Safety, Patient Safety Fact Sheets

06/18/2013

Ambulatory Health Care

Why the Medical Home Works: A Framework

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This document, from the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, gives definitions, sample strategies and potential impacts of the Medical Home.

Related Topics: Primary Care Medical Home

06/18/2013

Venous Thromboembolism

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The Joint Commission Response to the Annals of Internal Medicine Editorial Regarding VTE.

Related Topics: Core Measure Set, Transitions of Care and Performance Measurement, Performance Measurement

06/18/2013

Disease-Specific Care

2013 Disease-Specific Care Review Process Guide

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An updated Disease Specific Care Review Process Guide is available and will take effect July 1, 2013.

Related Topics: Resource, Becoming Certified, Certification Process, Disease-Specific Care

06/18/2013

Laboratory Services

Lab Focus - Issue 2, 2013

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News about the Laboratory Accreditation Program.

Related Topics: Lab Focus (Newsletter), Laboratory Services

06/17/2013

Behavioral Health Care

Facts about Behavioral Health Care Accreditation

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The Joint Commission has been active in behavioral health care accreditation since 1969 when it began accrediting organizations providing services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Related Topics: Fact Sheets, Behavioral Health Care

06/17/2013

Health Care Staffing Services

Maryland Senate Bill 1057

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On May 2, 2013 the Governor of Maryland signed Senate Bill 1057 which requires health care staffing firms to be licensed by the Office of Health Care Quality, in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Related Topics: Health Care Staffing

06/10/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Sentinel Event Policy and Procedures

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Sentinel Event Policy and Procedures

Related Topics: Root Cause, Sentinel Event, Root Cause Analysis Matrix, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Disease-Specific Care, Hospital, Health Care Staffing, Home Care, Laboratory Services

06/10/2013

Hospitals, Laboratory Services

Facts about the Cooperative Accreditation Initiative

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Fact sheet about the Cooperative Accreditation Initiative

Related Topics: Accreditation, Laboratory Resource, Fact Sheets

06/07/2013

Bureau of Primary Health Care

Sources for Accreditaton-Related Technical Assistance for BPHC-Supported Health Centers

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Related Topics: Survey Preparation

06/07/2013

Ambulatory Health Care

Primary Care Medical Home Certified Organizations

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Organizations that have achieved Joint Commission accreditation and Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) certification.

Related Topics: Ambulatory Health Care, Primary Care Medical Home

06/06/2013

Disease-Specific Care

Comprehensive Stroke Center Chapter in the 2013 Disease-Specific Care Manual*

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Related Topics: Disease-Specific Care, Comprehensive Stroke Center

06/04/2013

Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Office-Based Surgery

The Joint Commission’s Implementation Guide for NPSG.07.05.01 on Surgical Site Infections

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"The Joint Commission’s Implementation Guide for NPSG.07.05.01 on Surgical Site Infections: The SSI Change Project” will provide guidance to health care organizations implementing the National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on surgical site infections (SSIs).

Related Topics: Surgical Site Infection, NPSG, Ambulatory Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Hospital

06/03/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Advanced Certification , Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services, Palliative Care

Speak Up: Tips for Your Doctor's Visit

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Updated brochure provides tips to help patients during doctor visits.

Related Topics: Palliative Care, Transitions of Care Patient Information, Speak Up, Doctor's Visit, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, General Public, Disease-Specific Care, Critical Access Hospital, Hospital, Home Care, Health Care Staffing, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

06/03/2013

Disease-Specific Care

Performance Measures for Advanced Certification in Heart Failure Finalized

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Joint Commmission Requireemnt

Related Topics: 2013 Joint Commission Requirement, Advanced Certification in Heart Failure

06/01/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care

Organizations in Preliminary Accreditation May No Longer Use Gold Seal

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Joint Commission Requirement

Related Topics: Preliminary Accreditation, 2013 Joint Commission Requirement, Gold Seal

06/01/2013

2013 Joint Commission Website User Survey

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Seeking your input to make our website better.

 
Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey.

Related Topics: Health Care Staffing, Home Care, Hospital, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Disease-Specific Care, Critical Access Hospital, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care, Palliative Care

05/31/2013

Bureau of Primary Health Care

Technical Assistance Teleconference List

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Bureau of Primary Health Care

 
Listen to audio replays of the Bureau of Primary Healthcare's monthly technical assistance teleconferences.

Related Topics: Ambulatory Health Care, BPHC - Teleconferences

05/31/2013

Home Care

Home Care Bulletin - Issue 1, 2013

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News about the Home Care Accreditation Program.

Related Topics: Home Care Bulletin (Newsletter)

05/28/2013

Financial Publications

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Joint Commission financial statements and forms.

Related Topics: Financial Publications

05/28/2013

Behavioral Health Care

Audio/Visual files for May 16 webinar: Strategies for a Successful Survey

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Download the audio/visual files for the May 16 webinar: Strategies for a Successful Survey.

Related Topics: Behavioral Health Care, Previous Webinar

05/24/2013

Facts about Speak Up™ Initiatives

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The Joint Commission’s award winning Speak Up™ program urges patients to take an active role in preventing health care errors by becoming involved and informed participants on their health care team.

Related Topics: Patient Rights, Speak Up, Patient Safety Fact Sheets, General Public, Fact Sheets, Patient Safety

05/21/2013

Hospitals

Mark G. Pelletier, R.N., M.S.

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Chief Operating Officer, Accreditation and Certification Operations

 
Mark Pelletier, R.N., M.S. is Chief Operating Officer, Accreditation and Certification Operations

Related Topics: Staff Biographies

05/21/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Advanced Certification , Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services, Palliative Care

Speak Up: What You Should Know About Adult Depression

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Everybody feels blue or sad sometimes. Depression is more than just feeling sad. When you are depressed you lose interest in activities, and you may feel overwhelmed, agitated or isolated.

Related Topics: Mental Health, Suicide, Depression, Speak Up

05/21/2013

Speak Up: Information for Living Organ Donors

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Every year nearly 6,000 Americans become living organ donors. Usually, they donate a kidney. But donors can also give a part of their liver, lung or pancreas.

Related Topics: Speak Up, Organ Donation, General Public

05/16/2013

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