The Joint Commission and the National Association for Healthcare Quality Form Strategic Alliance to Advance Global Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality
November 19, 2024 11:10 ET
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The Joint Commission
CHICAGO and OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Joint Commission and the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) announce a strategic alliance to advance...
The Joint Commission Issues Sentinel Event Alert to Help Prepare Healthcare Organizations for Environmental Disasters
November 13, 2024 12:00 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Climate change has exponentially increased the number of weather and climate-related disasters since 1980. The United States has...
The Joint Commission Enterprise Appoints New Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer
November 12, 2024 13:00 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Joint Commission enterprise today announced the appointment of William Walders as vice president and chief digital and information...
ARCHANGELS and The Joint Commission Convening Organizations Across the Nation to Recognize and Support Unpaid Caregivers
October 21, 2024 12:00 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Oct. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ARCHANGELS and The Joint Commission invite the nation to join them in the Care Badge initiative, which supports, honors and creates...
Joint Commission International, in Collaboration with Geneva Sustainability Centre, Launches New Healthcare Sustainability Certification
September 09, 2024 08:00 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, USA, Sept. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The healthcare sector contributes nearly 5.2% of global greenhouse gas emissions while facing increasing health impacts from...
Reducing Handoff Communication Failures and Inequities in Healthcare
August 22, 2024 12:25 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inspiring studies related to two common sources of adverse events in healthcare – handoff communication failures, and bias and...
Joint Commission–Accredited Long-Term Care Hospitals Perform Significantly Better on Key Infection Control Measures
June 06, 2024 12:45 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, June 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patients at long-term care facilities are at risk for healthcare-associated infections – infections that occur while a patient receives...
Hospitalist Co-Management Program for Neurosurgery Inpatients Reduces Medical Complications and Length of Stay
May 02, 2024 12:30 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medical complications are common among neurosurgical patients and can jeopardize their clinical results, leading to longer lengths of...
The Joint Commission Enterprise Announces Four Appointments to Executive Leadership Team
April 11, 2024 12:59 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, April 11, 2024) – Building on a strong team of healthcare leaders to support its strategic transformation...
Study Finds Clinicians Support Consumers as First Reporters of Early Patient Deterioration in Hospital
March 28, 2024 12:03 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Detection of early patient deterioration in the hospital can lead to timely intervention and improved outcomes. Patients themselves, as...