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 ...

Rep. Calvin Callahan joined lawmakers from Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota in filing a formal complaint against Canada over wildfire smoke.

Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) has successfully earned continued accreditation from The Joint Commission following a ...

Behind Joint Commission’s ‘Gold Seal of Approval,’ a history of missed safety violations at psychiatric hospitals Sep. 8, 2019 at 6:00 am Updated Oct. 4, 2019 at 12:43 pm By Daniel Gilbert ...

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 urged hospitals to look beyond simply adding security to address workplace violence in healthcare as part of a Sentinel Event Alert issued April 17.

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, in an unusually pithy statement, explains, “because organizations have had since 2004 to implement successful hand hygiene programs, The Joint Commission has determined ...

Healthcare workers are indispensable as the country continues its fight against COVID-19 — but many are physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted, according to the Joint Commission report.

For more Joint Commission directives and guidance on patient suicide prevention, see Sentinel Event Alert 56: Detecting and treating suicide ideation in all settings.