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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

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

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

Home Care

Home Care Summer Webinar Sessions

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Looking to Expand Your Business Horizons? Our free webinars can help you learn how to build and maintain quality as you plan for future growth! Space is limited! Register online today.

Related Topics: Home Care, Webinar

05/16/2013

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

Joint Commission Website E-Alerts

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E-alerts now available for Joint Commission Podcasts - update your subscription to sign up today!

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

04/01/2013

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

Framework for Conducting a Root Cause Analysis and Action Plan

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A Framework for a Root Cause Analysis and Action Plan In Response to a Sentinel Event

Related Topics: Sentinel Event, Root Cause, RCA, Laboratory Services, Home Care, Hospital, Health Care Staffing, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Disease-Specific Care, Critical Access Hospital, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care

03/22/2013

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

Leading Practice Library

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An online library of solutions to help with health care safety.

 
The Leading Practice Library is a complimentary tool available to organizations that are currently accredited or certified by The Joint Commission.

Related Topics: Quality Improvement Tools, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care, Hospital, Home Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

03/20/2013

Home Care

Speak Up: Home Care

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Everyone has a role in making health care safe. That includes family members, caregivers, doctors and health care professionals. Home care agencies all across the country are working to make health care safe. As the patient, you can make your care safer by being active, involved and informed.

Related Topics: General Public, Home Care, Speak Up, Transitions of Care Patient Information, Brochure, Speak Up (Accreditation Programs)

03/12/2013

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

2013 National Patient Safety Goals Slide Presentation

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View the 2013 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) in this slide presentation file. (PPT format)

Related Topics: Critical Access Hospital, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care, Hospital, Home Care, Laboratory Services, Patient Safety, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, National Patient Safety Goals

02/19/2013

Sentinel Event Data - General Information

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Sentinel Event Statistics Data - General Information (1995 - Q4 2012)

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

02/07/2013

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

Sentinel Event Data Summary

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Sentinel Event Statistics as of December 31, 2012

Related Topics: Sentinel Event Statistics, Critical Access Hospital, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Home Care, Hospital, Laboratory Services

02/07/2013

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

Sentinel Event Data - Root Causes by Event Type

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Sentinel Event Statistics Data - Root Causes by Event Type (2004 - Q4 2012)

Related Topics: Sentinel Event, Root Cause, Sentinel Event Statistics, Critical Access Hospital, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Home Care, Hospital, Laboratory Services

02/07/2013

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

Sentinel Event Data - Event Type by Year

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Sentinel Event Statistics Data - Event Type by Year (1995 - Q4 2012)

Related Topics: Laboratory Services, Hospital, Home Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Sentinel Event Statistics, Root Cause, Sentinel Event

02/07/2013

Home Care

The cost for Joint Commission Home Care Accreditation

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The cost for Joint Commission home care accreditation is determined by the number of services seeking accreditation, your daily patient volumes for each service and the number of locations from which service is provided.

Related Topics: Home Care, Cost

01/18/2013

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, Bureau of Primary Health Care

Tackle your organization’s challenges using Joint Commission tools

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Tools ready for use by C-Suite leaders and organizational quality and safety teams.

Related Topics: Speak Up, Sentinel Event, Core Measure Solutions Exchange, Standards BoosterPak, Targeted Solutions Tool, Leading Practice Library, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Laboratory Services, Home Care, Health Care Staffing, Hospital, Ambulatory Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Disease-Specific Care

01/10/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Long Term Care (Medicare/Medicaid)

2013 Survey Activity Guide

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Information to help health care organizations prepare for survey in 2013.

Related Topics: Survey Activity Guide, Survey Process, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Home Care, Laboratory Services, Hospital, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

12/18/2012

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Home Care

Speak Up: Five Things You Can Do To Prevent Infection

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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.

Related Topics: Speak Up, Speak Up Infection Control, Patient Education Infection, Health Care-Associated Infections, General Public, Critical Access Hospital, Disease-Specific Care, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Hospital, Infection Control, Laboratory Services, Home Care, Health Care Staffing, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Patient Education

11/30/2012

Improving Patient and Worker Safety

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Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and Innovation

 
Health care professionals whose focus is on patient safety are very familiar with these alarming and frequently cited statistics from the Institute of Medicine: medical errors result in the death of between 44,000 and 98,000 patients every year.

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

11/19/2012

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Laboratory Services, Home Care

Facts about federal deemed status and state recognition

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In order for a health care organization to participate in and receive payment from the Medicare or Medicaid programs, it must meet the eligibility requirements for program participation, including a certification of compliance with the Conditions of Participation (CoPs).

Related Topics: Home Care, Laboratory Services, Hospital, Ambulatory Health Care, Fact Sheets, Critical Access Hospital, Deemed Status, CMS

11/12/2012

Home Care

Home Care: 2013 National Patient Safety Goals

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2013 National Patient Safety Goals

Related Topics: Home Care

10/22/2012

Home Care

Home Care Bulletin - Issue 1, 2012

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News about the Home Care Accreditation Program.

Related Topics: Home Care, Home Care Bulletin (Newsletter), Newsletter

09/21/2012

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

Facts about the unannounced survey process

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Find out more about The Joint Commission's unannounced survey process.

Related Topics: Fact Sheets, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Home Care, Laboratory Services, Hospital, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Unannounced Survey Process

09/17/2012

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

Facts about the Early Survey Policy

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The Joint Commission’s Early Survey Policy allows health care organizations to undergo a survey prior to having the ability to demonstrate full compliance with all Joint Commission standards, and receive a preliminary accreditation decision.

Related Topics: Accreditation, Survey Process, Hospital, Laboratory Services, Home Care, Critical Access Hospital, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care, Fact Sheets

09/11/2012

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

Benefits of Joint Commission Accreditation

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A listing of the benefits of Joint Commission accreditation.

Related Topics: Accreditation, Home Care, Laboratory Services, Hospital, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Critical Access Hospital, Benefits of Accreditation, Fact Sheets, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care

08/27/2012

Speak Up: Know Your Rights

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This brochure has been updated to include language from the new Patient-Centered Communication Standards for Hospitals, which require that patients have the right to care that is free from discrimination. In addition, you will find questions and answers to help you find out about your rights. . .

Related Topics: Speak Up, Patient Rights, Disease-Specific Care, Critical Access Hospital, General Public, Ambulatory Health Care, Hospital, Laboratory Services, Health Care Staffing, Home Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

07/20/2012

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