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The Joint Commission has kicked off a plan to explore and implement accreditation and certification changes for children’s ...
The Joint Commission July 29 announced an initiative to address “gaps” in how children’s hospitals are accredited and ...
Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) has successfully earned continued accreditation from The Joint Commission following a ...
The Joint Commission has launched a specialized initiative that aims to address what it calls “gaps” in how children’s hospitals are accredited and certified.  According to the organization, national ...
The Joint Commission also announced the creation of a new, voluntary certification program in Health Care Equity. The certification will initially only be available to hospitals and critical ...
The Joint Commission announced it will be reviewing its quality standards for any that should be “permanently retired” following the close of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Announced ...
The Joint Commission will now require ambulatory care centers to have antimicrobial stewardship programs to maintain accreditation. The new standards, which will go into effect Jan. 1, will impact ...
The Joint Commission is set to resume its surveys of health facilities in June as hospitals and health systems re-open to visitors and begin to return hospital operations to a new normal.
On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, The Joint Commission announced that, effective January 1, 2023, it is eliminating 168 (or 14%) of its accreditation standards across its accreditation programs ...
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Joint Commission has unveiled a series of early recommendations aimed at transforming education in North Charleston, following a collaborative meeting with ...