Joint Commission Archives - HIT Leaders and News https://us.hitleaders.news/tag/joint-commission/ Healthcare Innovations and technology news and views Mon, 03 Jul 2023 17:06:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 The Joint Commission Launches Health Care Equity Certification https://us.hitleaders.news/core-categories/editors-picks-and-featured-content/40684/the-joint-commission-launches-health-care-equity-certification/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-joint-commission-launches-health-care-equity-certification Sat, 01 Jul 2023 17:03:01 +0000 https://us.hitleaders.news/?p=40684 The Joint Commission is launching a voluntary Health Care Equity Certification Program, effective July 1. The advanced certification will recognize hospitals and critical access hospitals that strive for excellence in their efforts to provide equitable care, treatment and services.

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]]> The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum Announce 2022 Eisenberg Award Recipient https://us.hitleaders.news/core-categories/editors-picks-and-featured-content/39053/the-joint-commission-and-national-quality-forum-announce-2022-eisenberg-award-recipient/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-joint-commission-and-national-quality-forum-announce-2022-eisenberg-award-recipient Thu, 26 Jan 2023 17:01:24 +0000 https://us.hitleaders.news/?p=39053 The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum (NQF) announced the recipients of the 2022 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. The Eisenberg Awards recognize major achievements by individuals and organizations to improve patient safety and healthcare quality.

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]]> The Joint Commission Elevates Healthcare Equity Standard to National Patient Safety Goal https://us.hitleaders.news/government/38953/the-joint-commission-elevates-healthcare-equity-standard-to-national-patient-safety-goal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-joint-commission-elevates-healthcare-equity-standard-to-national-patient-safety-goal Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:10:59 +0000 https://us.hitleaders.news/?p=38953 The Joint Commission announced it is elevating Leadership (LD) Standard LD.04.03.08 – which addresses health care disparities as a quality and safety priority – to a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) for all critical access hospitals and hospitals, as well as some ambulatory care organizations and behavioral health care and human services organizations that provide certain services, effective July 1, 2023. 

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