http://www.jointcommission.orgJoint Commissionhttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/beyond_the_study_a_qa_with_eisenberg_patient_safety_and_quality_award_recipients_part_3/This is the final post in a three-part series highlighting the quality improvement and patient safety achievements of this year’s John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award recipients, showcased in the July 2017 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. This post e [...]Joint Commission LeadersThu, 06 Jul 2017 10:17:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/beyond_the_study_a_qa_with_eisenberg_patient_safety_and_quality_award_recipients_part_2/This is the second post in a three-part series highlighting the quality improvement and patient safety achievements of this year’s John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award recipients, showcased in the July 2017 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. This post [...]Joint Commission LeadersThu, 29 Jun 2017 08:45:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/reporting_adverse_events_an_important_step_toward_establishing_learning_culture/This is the fourth in a series of posts examining the 11 tenets of safety culture discussed in our Sentinel Event Alert and accompanying infographic on safety culture. For a culture to be truly safe, organizational leadership must establish, enforce and communicate policies for reporting adverse eve [...]Joint Commission LeadersMon, 26 Jun 2017 08:23:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/beyond_the_study_a_qa_with_eisenberg_patient_safety_and_quality_award_recipients_part_1/Here are the highlights of a conversation between the Journal’s Editor-in-Chief Dr. David Baker and Eisenberg Award recipients: Dr. Carolyn Clancy of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Sharon Anderson, who represents Carelink CareNow, a technology-driven, care coordination program based in [...]Joint Commission LeadersThu, 22 Jun 2017 11:52:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/board_competency_in_quality_safety/Board members play a vital role in ensuring high-quality care and patient safety in health care organizations. However, a new study suggests problematic gaps between what board members think they know and what they do in regards to quality and safety, as well as board members’ capability in quality [...]Joint Commission LeadersTue, 30 May 2017 09:56:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/safety_culture_appropriate_behaviors_at_top/CEOs set the tone for a true safety culture. Read more in our blog featuring Citrus Valley Health Partners.Joint Commission LeadersWed, 24 May 2017 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/safety_culture_shattering_myths/Mistakes happen! Read this blog by Gerry Castro and learn when the system is to blame.Joint Commission LeadersThu, 27 Apr 2017 11:06:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/how_engaged_is_your_board/Don't underutilize your board of directors. Read up on our new tool to enhance board-leadership communication.Joint Commission LeadersFri, 03 Mar 2017 08:58:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/failure_to_communicate/Did your graduate training prepare you to communicate with patients?Joint Commission LeadersThu, 26 Jan 2017 10:09:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/innovative_ways_to_eliminate_health_disparities/Though The Joint Commission has been leading health equity initiatives since 2002, we recognize that the real work is done by the healthcare organizations we accredit. Last fall, we co-hosted an inaugural Health Equity Forum along with the American Hospital Association, to spark discussion about eff [...]Joint Commission LeadersFri, 06 Jan 2017 09:06:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/teaming_up_against_workplace_violence/The Joint Commission just launched a workplace violence prevention portal to support health care organizations in preventing, preparing for and mitigating the impact of workplace violence. Violent situations occurring across our country spill over into our emergency departments (EDs), behavioral hea [...]Joint Commission LeadersWed, 19 Oct 2016 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/one_index_to_rule_them_all/We have thousands of web pages, periodical articles, books, monographs, videos, webinars, podcasts, lessons, etc. You name it, we have it. Only problem is, how do you search through it? Now we have an answer. We are very pleased to announce an important and useful new resource: The Joint Commission [...]Joint Commission LeadersTue, 07 Jun 2016 09:30:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/addressing_the_no_1_issue/When something is ranked No. 1, it’s best to take notice. When it’s the No. 1 cause of immediate threat to life and preliminary denial of accreditation, it’s even better to take action. So we did with our latest BoosterPak.Joint Commission LeadersFri, 12 Feb 2016 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/planning_for_the_journey/In recent years, high reliability has become more and more that “hot” destination. Health care leaders want to know more about what it is and what it looks like. The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare’s new Oro™ 2.0 High Reliability Assessment & Resources can be a guide to help an o [...]Joint Commission LeadersTue, 10 Nov 2015 13:07:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/a_digital_decade/We have more machines that see and do more than ever before to help take care of patients. Though we may not recognize it, one of the biggest technological advances in health care has been our ability to record, store and share patient information using health IT – electronic health records (EHRs), [...]Joint Commission LeadersTue, 06 Oct 2015 09:19:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/creating_modules,_reducing_silos/They are eight modules with one goal: compliance. We recently released the second unit of our Utility Systems Module. In doing so, the first complete module is now available in our Physical Environment Portal (PEP). This is a noteworthy event, as the module marks the beginning of a combined effort o [...]Joint Commission LeadersWed, 30 Sep 2015 09:37:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/taking_time_out_before_procedures_a_team_effort/It’s not just a Joint Commission requirement nor one more check on the checklist. Taking a time out is actually a team effort, with every member in the surgical suite or procedure room accountable to the patient and his or her teammates. Joint Commission LeadersMon, 08 Jun 2015 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/crisis_response/Every day, there is more news about Ebola. While the CDC remains a primary source of information, we know our customers, along with other health care organizations, are looking to us for guidance, too. So we are launching a new Ebola Preparedness page on our website that will house all our Ebola res [...]Joint Commission LeadersFri, 17 Oct 2014 14:40:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/pcmh_certification_at_work_no_matter_the_location/When it comes to The Joint Commission’s Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) Certification, Sand Point Community Health Center really took the model to heart. Sand Point CHC adopted the PCMH model about three years ago as a primary care delivery site of Eastern Aleutian Tribes, a Federally Qualified Hea [...]Joint Commission LeadersThu, 16 Oct 2014 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/leadership_blog/leading_improvement_go_to_the_gemba/Some of you may be familiar with the term “gemba,” while for others it may be new. Gemba is the Japanese term for “the real place.” So, going to the gemba is going to the place where value is created, where the real work is taking place. It stems from the Japanese mindset that when there is a proble [...]Joint Commission LeadersWed, 28 May 2014 10:50:00 GMT