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Sudden Cardiac Arrest Initiatives

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The Joint Commission is seeking volunteer hospitals of all types and sizes from across the country to pilot test draft sudden cardiac arrest performance measures.

Related Topics: Other Measures, Monograph, Performance Measurement

03/21/2013

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

11/19/2012

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

Preventing Central Line-Associated Infections

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A Global Challenge, A Global Perspective

 
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.

Related Topics: Critical Access Hospital, Ambulatory Health Care, Health Care Staffing, Home Care, Hospital, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Monograph, Health Care-Associated Infections, CLABSI

05/16/2012

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

Tdap Vaccination Strategies for Adolescents and Adults, Including Health Care Personnel

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Strategies from Research and Practice

 
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.

Related Topics: Health Care-Associated Infections, Vaccinations, Infection Control Monographs, Monograph, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hospital, Home Care, Health Care Staffing, Laboratory Services, Infection Control, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Disease-Specific Care

02/01/2011

Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient-and Family-Centered Care

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A Roadmap for Hospitals

 
This monograph was developed by The Joint Commission to inspire hospitals to integrate concepts from the communication, cultural competence, and patient- and family-centered care fields into their organizations.

Related Topics: Monograph

09/27/2010

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

Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence: Overcoming the Challenges

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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.

Related Topics: Disease-Specific Care, Hand Hygiene, Critical Access Hospital, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care, Infection Control, Laboratory Services, Home Care, Hospital, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Monograph, Infection Control Monographs, Influenza, Leading Practice Library Addendum, Health Care-Associated Infections

05/04/2010

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

Providing a Safer Environment for Health Care Personnel and Patients through Influenza Vaccination

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“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.

Related Topics: Health Care-Associated Infections, Vaccine, Vaccination, Leading Practice Library Addendum, Vaccinations, Influenza, Infection Control Monographs, Monograph, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Nurse, Physician, Hospital, Home Care, Health Care Staffing, Laboratory Services, Infection Control, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, H1N1 , Disease-Specific Care

06/25/2009

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