The Joint Commission

Accredits and certifies health care organizations and programs to performance standards

The Joint Commission

Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission is an independent, nonprofit organization that accredits and certifies more than 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. It is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. It seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value.

Mon, 07/02/2012 - 17:26
Overcoming Miscommunication Among Caregivers New process reduces readmissions and move times by up to 50%
Mon, 07/02/2012 - 17:26
(Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare: Oakbrook Terrace, IL) -- An estimated 80 percent of serious medical errors involve miscommunication between caregivers when patients are transferred or handed off. In addition to patient harm,…
The Joint Commission Enterprise Launches HAI Portal The new site provides resources for health care-associated infections
Tue, 04/10/2012 - 13:15
(The Joint Commission: Oakbrook Terrace, IL) -- The Joint Commission enterprise has launched a health care-associated infections (HAI) electronic portal that provides a wealth of HAI resources. The “HAI Portal” is a joint effort of The Joint…
Joint Commission, SGS Offer Coordinated Accreditation and ISO Certification Combination of accreditation and certification to ISO standards offers hospitals the tools to maintain best practices
Mon, 11/07/2011 - 10:53
(The Joint Commission: Oakbrook Terrace, IL) -- The Joint Commission, a health-care accrediting body, and SGS Group, a verification, inspection, certification, and testing company, are joining forces to offer hospitals and critical-access…
Event: Annual Conference on Quality and Patient Safety June 8–10 in Chicago
Mon, 05/23/2011 - 11:45
(Joint Commission: Oakbrook Terrace, IL) -- Professor James Reason, whose seminal work on human error has shaped efforts to improve health-care safety, will be the keynote speaker at the June 8–10, 2011. Joint Commission and Joint Commission…
The Joint Commission Launches Targeted Solutions Tool Provides a step-by-step process to measure hospital performance and identify barriers to excellence
Mon, 09/13/2010 - 12:03
(The Joint Commission: Oakbrook Terrace, IL) -- For the first time, Joint Commission-accredited hospitals have access to an interactive tool that simplifies the process for solving the most persistent health care quality and safety problems that…
Joint Commission Standards Revised
Tue, 08/19/2008 - 22:00
(The Joint Commission: Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois) -- The Joint Commission’s revised standards, rationales, and elements of performance for 2009 are now available online. The standards will take effect January 1, 2009, giving all health care…
Roundtable Calls for Improving Quality, Accountability
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 22:00
(The Joint Commission: Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois) -- Health care organizations, practitioners, purchasers, oversight bodies, and the public all rely on performance data to determine priority areas for quality improvement, evaluate performance, and…