Effective immediately, The Joint Commission is restructuring its survey team to include a Life Safety Code® surveyor for organizations that provide inpatient hospice care under the hospice deemed status option. (Life Safety Code® is a registered trademark of the National Fire Protection Association.)
The Life Safety Code surveyor will conduct survey activities alongside the clinical surveyor assigned to the on-site survey. Historically, clinical surveyors surveyed the inpatient hospice setting to review the clinical care in addition to the building tour and the Life Safety Code requirements. Assigning Life Safety Code surveyors to evaluate these complex settings allows them to apply their expertise, which in turn allows clinical surveyors to focus on the quality of care, treatment, and services provided in these settings.
The Home Care Accreditation Organization Survey Activity Guide has been updated to include the agenda for the Life Safety Code surveyor activities; this guide is also available on your organization’s Joint Commission Connect® extranet site.
For more information, contact your organization’s account executive.
Quality Measurement Trends and Benchmarks Reports have been refreshed and reflect data for 2021, 2022 and 2023. These reports contain aggregate data for each of the ORYX® hospital measures. Data in this report may be used to compare individual hospital performance with national rates.
Accelerate PI Dashboard Reports and Quality Measurement Trends and Benchmarks Reports are located under the Resources and Tools menu below the DASH heading in Joint Commission Connect®.
There’s still time to apply for the 2025 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards and the 2025 Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity. The application period for both awards closes March 31, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CT. There is no cost to apply for either award. Applicants looking to apply for more than one award must complete separate applications to be considered.
- The John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, presented in partnership with the National Quality Forum (NQF), recognize outstanding achievements by individuals and organizations across all healthcare settings that contribute to better care, healthy people and communities, and smarter spending.
- The Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity, presented in partnership with Kaiser Permanente, recognizes healthcare organizations and their partners that led initiatives to achieve a measurable, sustained reduction in one or more health disparities.
See more about the awards and application resources, including criteria, for the Eisenberg Awards and Tyson Award.
Find out how to set yourself up for career success by earning the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality® (CPHQ) certification: the only accredited certification in healthcare quality. Learn more about what it takes to be a successful CPHQ candidate and have your questions answered during a complimentary, live info session on March 19 at noon-1 p.m. CT.