The Joint Commission Saves Lives
Videos
Fact Sheets
Media & Blog Highlights
Media Highlights
- Chats with the Chief Episode 21: Dr. Jonathan Perlin (VAntage Point | April 27, 2022)
- How Systemic Racism Feeds Into Low Quality Health Care (Radio Health Journal | April 17, 2022)
- 5 Actions for Joint Commission's New Workplace Violence Prevention Standards (Periop Today | February 9, 2022)
Blog Highlights
- Required Policies and Procedures in Suicide Prevention Programs (Dateline TJC | May 9, 2022)
- Avoiding Unintended Retained Foreign Objects in Ambulatory Surgery Care (Ambulatory Buzz | May 3, 2022)
- Addressing Intimate Partner Violence (Dateline TJC | February 18, 2022)
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,,By following Joint Commission standards, we have been able to reduce catheter infection rates in patients. By collecting metrics and looking at trends, we can pinpoint changes and quickly react to improve the patient outcome.,,
Barbara Prosser, RPh - Vice President, Clinical Operations - Soleo Health
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,,Accreditation has made us better. We have seen not only an increase in continuous compliance, we have seen a decrease in our incidents. We have actually improved safety.,,
Linda Massaro - Director of Cdi Quality Institute - Insight Imaging
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,,We fully attribute the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare’s Hand Hygiene Targeted Solutions Tool (TST) for the drop in our healthcare-acquired infection rates to zero or near-zero system-wide. This actually saves lives.,,
Michael Shabot, MD - Chief Medical Officer - Memorial Hermann Health System
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,,The Joint Commission has helped us in our quest for zero harm. Their Targeted Solutions Tools … are so vital in our world. Having these resources available really does make a difference and impacts the care we are able to provide.,,
Ann Shimek - Vice President Clinical Operations - United Surgical Partners