Search Tag: The Joint Commission
Key-quality-measures-top-performers
2015 23 Nov
The newly released report America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety: The Joint Commission’s Annual Report 2015 summarises data on 49 accountability measures by more than 3300 Joint Commission-accredited hospitals in 2014. The report shows the performance of these hospitals on evidence-based care processes for the treatment of various conditions...Read more
Should-poor-end-of-life-care-still-get-accreditation
2016 03 Oct
In 2013 65 percent of hospitals with a minimum of 50 beds confirmed that they had a palliative care programme. Hospitals with in excess of 300 beds reported that the figure jumped to 90 percent says a Healthcare Finance News report. While most hospitals do offer palliative care for people with serious illnesses to mange pain, symptoms and...Read more
The-joint-commission-webinar-developing-a-reporting-culture
2019 28 May
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Patients-should-speak-up-for-their-rights
2019 15 Nov
An e ducational campaign on patient rights by The Joint Commission: m ultimedia materials inform patients about taking an active role in their care. An independent, nonprofit organisation, The Joint Commission , has launched its Speak Up™ For Your Rights campaign. The aim of the campaign is for patients and their advocates...Read more