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Disease-Specific Care

Prepublication Standards – New Requirements for the Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center Advanced Certification

The Joint Commission currently provides three levels of stroke center certification— Acute Stroke Ready, Primary Stroke, and Comprehensive Stroke. However, Joint Commission-certified primary stroke centers are not all alike; one third of these centers perform endovascular thrombectomy (EVT).

Related Topics: Prepublication Standards

08/23/2017

Hospitals

Prepublication Standards – Standard Related to Performance on ORYX Measures to be Deleted

Effective January 1, 2018 Standard PI.02.01.03 and its one element of performance, will be permanently deleted. It has been suspended since January 2015 (see December 2014 Perspectives) and will now be deleted because The Joint Commission has determined that it is not possible to accurately calculat

Related Topics: Prepublication Standards

08/21/2017

Physician Leader Monthly August 2017

Monthly e-newsletter for physician leaders.

Related Topics: Physician Leader Monthly

08/16/2017

Hospitals

FAQs - 2017/2018 ORYX Measure Reporting Requirements

An updated FAQ document (dated 08/15/2017) is now available to provide Joint Commission accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals with additional information/clarification regarding modifications to the calendar year 2017 ORYX performance measure reporting requirements along with informatio

Related Topics: ORYX , Performance Measurement, eCQM, FAQ

08/15/2017

Hospitals

2017/2018 ORYX Measure Reporting Requirements

Information on modifications to the 2017 ORYX Performance Measure Reporting Requirements, along with 2018 reporting requirements is now available for accredited hospitals.

Financial Publications

Joint Commission financial statements and forms.

Accreditation Process Overview

The Joint Commission’s accreditation process seeks to help organizations identify risks to quality and patient safety — including risk previously unknown to the organization — by conducting a meaningful assessment, and to inspire them to improve their care, treatment and services.

Related Topics: Accreditation Process, Fact Sheets, Accreditation

08/07/2017

Joint Commission Offers Enterprise Content Library Index

The Joint Commission Enterprise Content Library Index (updated as of April 10, 2017) is a valuable customer resource that contains links to current Joint Commission content, organized into typical topic areas in a searchable PDF.

08/02/2017

Office-Based Surgery

Capnography Monitoring Required in NY Office-Based Surgery Practices

Joint Commission requirement.

07/31/2017

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Nursing Care Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care

Revised Medication Management EPs Across Programs

Joint Commission requirement.

07/31/2017

Disease-Specific Care

Complimentary Webinar: Advancing your Heart Failure Certification

If your organization is considering Heart Failure Certification or upgrading your current certification to the advanced program, be sure to listen to this complimentary webinar. We will compare the Core and Advanced Heart Failure Certifications, as well as review the most cited standards.

Related Topics: Previous Webinar, Disease-Specific Care

07/20/2017

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory , Nursing Care Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care

Sentinel Event Data - General Information

Sentinel Event Statistics Data - General Information (2005 - Q2-2017)

07/19/2017

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory , Nursing Care Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care

Sentinel Event Data Summary

Summary Data of Sentinel Events reviewed by The Joint Commission (as of 1/13//2017)

07/19/2017

Advanced Disease-Specific Care Certification , Disease-Specific Care

Facts about Disease-Specific Care Certification

The Joint Commission’s Disease-Specific Care (DSC) certification program, launched in 2002, is designed to evaluate clinical programs across the continuum of care.

07/17/2017

Physician Leader Monthly July 2017

Monthly e-newsletter for physician leaders.

Related Topics: Physician Leader Monthly

07/11/2017

Home Care

New “Medication Compounding” Chapter for Home Care Manual

Joint Commission requirement.

06/30/2017

Hospitals, Disease-Specific Care

Revisions Announced for Comprehensive Stroke Center Measures

Joint Commission requirement.

06/30/2017

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Disease-Specific Care

New Performance Measures for Advanced Certification in Total Hip and Total Knee

Joint Commission requirement.

Related Topics: 2018 Joint Commission Requirement

06/30/2017

Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory , Nursing Care Center, Office-Based Surgery

Revisions Continue for Life Safety and Environment of Care Chapters

Joint Commission requirement.

06/30/2017

Behavioral Health Care

APPROVED: Phase II Revisions to Update Behavioral Health Care Requirements

Joint Commission requirement.

06/30/2017

Hospitals, Disease-Specific Care

Revisions to Advanced Stroke Certification Programs Effective January 1, 2018

Joint Commission requirement.

06/30/2017

Critical Access Hospitals

Deletions for Distinct Part Units in Critical Access Hospitals

Joint Commission requirement.

06/30/2017

Hospitals

Joint Commission Enhances Pain Assessment and Management Requirements for Accredited Hospitals

Joint Commission requirement.

Related Topics: 2018 Joint Commission Requirement, Hospital

06/30/2017

Hospitals

Table of Contents and Abstracts for The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (JQPS)

Table of Contents and abstracts for The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (JQPS) are showcased on The Joint Commission website.

Performance Measures for Advanced Certification in Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement

The Joint Commission recently finalized performance measures for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement (THKR) Certification (an advanced disease-specific care certification available to Joint Commission–accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory surgery centers). Data collection

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Prepublication Standards – New Requirements for the Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center Advanced Certification

Prepublication Standards – Standard Related to Performance on ORYX Measures to be Deleted

Physician Leader Monthly August 2017

FAQs - 2017/2018 ORYX Measure Reporting Requirements

2017/2018 ORYX Measure Reporting Requirements

Financial Publications

Accreditation Process Overview

Joint Commission Offers Enterprise Content Library Index

Capnography Monitoring Required in NY Office-Based Surgery Practices

Revised Medication Management EPs Across Programs

Complimentary Webinar: Advancing your Heart Failure Certification

Sentinel Event Data - General Information

Sentinel Event Data Summary

Facts about Disease-Specific Care Certification

Physician Leader Monthly July 2017

New “Medication Compounding” Chapter for Home Care Manual

Revisions Announced for Comprehensive Stroke Center Measures

New Performance Measures for Advanced Certification in Total Hip and Total Knee

Revisions Continue for Life Safety and Environment of Care Chapters

APPROVED: Phase II Revisions to Update Behavioral Health Care Requirements

Revisions to Advanced Stroke Certification Programs Effective January 1, 2018

Deletions for Distinct Part Units in Critical Access Hospitals

Joint Commission Enhances Pain Assessment and Management Requirements for Accredited Hospitals

Table of Contents and Abstracts for The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (JQPS)

Performance Measures for Advanced Certification in Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement