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Assessing the Quality of Nursing Home Services Brochure

Assessing the Quality of Nursing Home Services Brochure

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10 Steps to Long Term Care Accreditation

Long Term Care - 10 Steps to Accreditaiton

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Sentinel Event Alert, Issue 41: Preventing errors relating to commonly used...

Reports of accidental deaths and overdosing due to the improper use of anticoagulant drugs have received significant public attention.

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Sentinel Event Alert, Issue 42: Safely implementing health information and...

As health information technology (HIT) and “converging technologies”—the interrelationship between medical devices and HIT—are increasingly adopted by health care organizations.

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Providing a Safer Environment for Health Care Personnel and Patients through...

“Providing a Safer Environment for Health Care Personnel and Patients through Influenza Vaccination: Strategies from Research and Practice,” a free monograph, to help health care organizations of all...

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Special Instructions for Accessing The Joint Commission Connect for...

Special Instructions for Accessing The Joint Commission Connect for Non-Internet Explorer Browser Users (For Windows Users)

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Don't Just Talk the Talk: The Joint Commission tackles its own processes with...

This article covers The Joint Commission's use of Lean and Six Sigma in their new Robust Process Improvement approach to quality improvement.

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Sentinel Event Alert, Issue 43: Leadership committed to safety

Leadership is a critical function in promoting high quality, safe health care. In health care organizations, leadership is provided by the governing body, the chief executive and...

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Long Term Care Accreditation Answer Book

Long Term Care Accreditation Answer Book - Understanding The Joint Commission Long Term Care Accreditation Process

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5 Sure-Fire Methods - Identifying Risks for Infections

The Joint Commission: The Source, February, Volume 8, Issue 2

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Acronyms Frequently Used by The Joint Commission

Acronyms Frequently Used by The Joint Commission

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Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence: Overcoming the Challenges

The Joint Commission is releasing “Measuring Hand Hygiene Adherence: Overcoming the Challenges,” to help health care organizations target their efforts in measuring hand hygiene performance.

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Look-alike/sound-alike drug list

Patient Safety - Look-alike/sound-alike drug list

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Tdap Vaccination Strategies for Adolescents and Adults, Including Health Care...

The Joint Commission's Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation is releasing "Tdap Vaccination Strategies for Adolescents and Adults, Including Health Care Personnel: Strategies from Research and...

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From Survey Report to Accreditation Decision

Your on-site survey is an important part of the accreditation decision-making process. During the on-site survey, your survey team uses the tracer methodology and other survey techniques to identify...

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Standard IC.02.04.01 Influenza Vaccination for Licensed Independent...

Voice recorded slide presentation that focuses on revised Standard IC.02.04.01 Influenza Vaccination for Licensed Independent Practitioners and Staff, for Critical Access Hospitals, Hospitals and Long...

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Strategies for Improving Health Care Personnel Influenza Vaccination Rates

This document provides evidence-based strategies recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for improving health care personnel influenza vaccination rates, along with...

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Study Finds Accreditation Improves Safety Culture at Nursing Homes

Accredited nursing homes report a stronger resident safety culture than nonaccredited facilities, according to a new study published in the May 2012 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and...

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Preventing Central Line-Associated Infections

The Joint Commission, in collaboration with Joint Commission Resources and Joint Commission International, has produced a new monograph containing the most current information, evidence-based guidance,...

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