Joint Commission 2026 National Performance Goals require hospitals to align staffing decisions with patient safety and clinical needs continuously.

From aligning national safety frameworks to launching new training tools, The Joint Commission is kicking off 2026 with moves that signal a continued shift toward simplification, accountability and ...

The Joint Commission is kicking off a new advanced, voluntary certification for hospitals with processes in place to address healthcare disparities and promote equity among staff, the accreditation ...

The Joint Commission, one of the leading accrediting organizations of health care entities, recently announced significant updates to require that health care organizations invest in their health ...

The Joint Commission has announced a voluntary sustainability certification program for hospitals. Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the Sustainable Healthcare Certification program will be available to ...

The Joint Commission has teamed up with the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons to develop new cardiac certification programs, according to a Jan. 29 news release from ...

As I write this article, I am recovering from a power outage that lasted nearly two days due to trees downed by record winds created by the atmospheric river over Northern California. This on the back ...

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, and ...

New program combines NAHQ’s healthcare quality competency leadership with Joint Commission’s regulatory and accreditation expertise to deliver practical, real-world accreditation skills ...

The Joint Commission is introducing an environmental sustainability certification program that aims to lay the groundwork for decarbonization efforts in hospitals. Beginning Jan. 1, the voluntary ...

The Joint Commission is weighing in on the rapidly moving subject of AI in health care with responsible use guidelines that cover everything from policies, validation, monitoring, interpretation and ...

September 20, 2012 — The Joint Commission yesterday released its annual list of top-performing hospitals in 2011 based on their faithfulness to proven processes of care such as giving aspirin to heart ...