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OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Oct 12, 2011) - New research published in the October issue of the "Journal of Hospital Medicine" shows that hospitals accredited by The Joint Commission...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Oct 5, 2011) - The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association are enhancing their alliance, originally formed in 2003, to...

ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - Oct 4, 2011) - National PTA announced today that the AXA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of AXA Equitable, has renewed its sponsorship of National PTA in support of...

OAK BROOK, IL--(Marketwire - Sep 28, 2011) - An estimated 450,000 catheter-associated urinary tract infections occur annually in hospitals and represent the leading cause of health care-associated...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Sep 26, 2011) - Claremont Rehabilitation and Living Center in Buffalo Grove, Illinois and Forest Villa Nursing Care in Niles, Illinois, today became the first...

ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - Sep 20, 2011) - Former Buccaneers and Colts coach Tony Dungy, now an NBC Sports commentator, and his wife, Lauren, will announce a partnership between National PTA and...

ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - Sep 17, 2011) - National PTA launches the third wave of its Common Core State Standards Initiative in two states and expands its reach into local school districts for...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Sep 14, 2011) - For the first time, The Joint Commission's 2011 annual report on quality and safety, Improving America's Hospitals, lists hospitals and critical...

OAK BROOK, IL--(Marketwire - Aug 29, 2011) - Ambulatory care health care leaders will gather in Chicago October 4-5, 2011, for The Joint Commission's 16th Annual Ambulatory Care Conference. The...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Aug 24, 2011) - While diagnostic radiation tests can help save lives, a new Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert warns that health care organizations must seek...