The Joint Commission is set to resume its surveys of health facilities in June as hospitals and health systems re-open to visitors and begin to return hospital operations to a new normal.

In total, the Joint Commission said 168 standards (14%) are being cut and another 14 are being revised, effective Jan. 1, 2023.

Joint Commission to cut more than 700 hospital standards in accreditation overhaul By Dave Muoio Jun 30, 2025 4:00pm Joint Commission Quality Patient Safety ...

The Joint Commission launched "Accreditation 360" on June 30. This "new standard" for health care accreditation, as the organization calls it, will use data analytics to fine-tune its focus on ...

The Joint Commission will now require ambulatory care centers to have antimicrobial stewardship programs to maintain accreditation. The new standards, which will go into effect Jan. 1, will impact ...

The Joint Commission, accreditor of thousands of U.S. healthcare facilities, is rolling out a voluntary certification in sustainability, the organization said Sept. 18, 2023.

The Joint Commission, an independent accrediting body for hospitals, will introduce new standards on Jan. 1 aimed at reducing healthcare disparities, calling the effort a quality and safety priority.

The Joint Commission—the health care industry's oldest, largest accreditation and certification organization—is taking bold steps to modernize its standards and processes. Since early May, the ...