Global Solidarity for Patient Safety
A Message From Our President and CEO
All Joint Commission Enterprise Staff Play a Role in Improving Patient Safety
Engaging Patients for Patient Safety
Patient Engagement Resources
Become a CHAMPION for Patient Engagement
When Hospital Nurse Surveyor Jack Gorero meets with healthcare organizations, he often shares with them the acronym CHAMPION. CHAMPION outlines how providers can advocate for better patient engagement.
Nurses Are Uniquely Qualified to Drive Safety and Quality Initiatives
Celebrating the role of the nurse in improving safety and quality of care.
Diagnostic Overshadowing Worsens Health Disparities
Diagnostic overshadowing—defined as the attribution of symptoms to an existing diagnosis rather than a potential co-morbid condition—has been a problem for decades and is only recently getting the attention it deserves.
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Speak Up to Prevent Serious Illness
This patient education campaign focuses on the importance of seeing your healthcare provider for preventive care—not only when something is wrong—to prevent serious illness.
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Speak Up About Your Care
This patient education campaign encourages patients to speak up and be active participants in their health care..jpg)
Speak Up Against Discrimination
This patient safety campaign from The Joint Commission focuses on what rights patients have and what they can do if they feel they are being discriminated against and receiving substandard care.
