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Forest Hills, Staten Island University Hospital Tapped by The Joint Commission for Performance
October 30, 2013 17:31 ET | North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System
FOREST HILLS, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Forest Hills and Staten Island University hospitals today were named Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission...
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Joint Commission Annual Report Recognizes 1,099 "Top Performer" Hospitals
October 30, 2013 09:12 ET | The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwired - Oct 30, 2013) - Thirty-three percent of Joint Commission-accredited hospitals reporting accountability measure data for 2012 are Top Performer hospitals, using...
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Joint Commission, California Primary Care Association Team Up for Quality
October 24, 2013 11:30 ET | The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwired - Oct 24, 2013) - The Joint Commission and the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) today announced a strategic alliance to improve quality of care and...
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The Joint Commission Offers Free Continuing Education Course
October 21, 2013 12:51 ET | The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwired - Oct 21, 2013) -  With the arrival of the 2013-2014 influenza season, The Joint Commission today announced an updated version of the free Strategies for...
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New Joint Commission Award Recognizes CareMinders as an "Enterprise Champion for Quality"
September 25, 2013 01:08 ET | The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwired - Sep 25, 2013) - Today, The Joint Commission announced CareMinders® Home Care, Inc., has been awarded the 2013 Enterprise Champion for Quality award. The...
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The Joint Commission Launches Educational Campaign on Adult Depression
May 21, 2013 14:24 ET | The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwired - May 21, 2013) -  The Joint Commission has launched a new Speak Up™ campaign during Mental Health Awareness Month to help people become better informed...
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The Joint Commission and JCR Present the 2013 Emergency Preparedness Conference
February 22, 2013 13:03 ET | Joint Commission Resources
OAK BROOK, IL--(Marketwire - Feb 22, 2013) - Within just the past two years, NYU Langone Medical Center in New York, N.Y., has had to evacuate its staff and patients twice due to Hurricane Irene...
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Joint Commission Debuts New Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Accreditation and Rehabilitation and Advanced Care Certification
January 07, 2013 13:40 ET | The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Jan 7, 2013) - The Joint Commission today announced its new Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Accreditation program, and for the first time is offering a...
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Accreditation of Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Marks Joint Commission Milestone
December 05, 2012 11:36 ET | The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Dec 5, 2012) - Today Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital, a hospital dedicated to the treatment of patients with stroke, brain injury and other debilitating conditions...
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New Solutions Decrease Risk of Colorectal Surgical Site Infection
November 28, 2012 12:00 ET | The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Nov 28, 2012) - A project to reduce colorectal surgical site infections (SSIs) saved more than $3.7 million in costs for 135 avoided SSIs. The two-and-a-half...