Mary Pat Hall, RN, has been with The Joint Commission as an Ambulatory Care Accreditation program surveyor since May 2012. She previously was the Pontiac-based Doctors' Hospital of Michigan's director ...

As of January 1, 2018, if a Joint Commission surveyor sees one clinician fail to clean his or her hands one time, the organization will be cited as a deficiency resulting in a Requirement for ...

CMS was explicit that the shortened approval period was based on "concerns" related to Joint Commission surveyor performance and comparability of the Joint Commission's survey process to the agency's.

Being a former Joint Commission surveyor herself, Barnden says the most successful surveys are often those that the team has "worked hard to ensure the process is consultative, collegial ...

“We do have fire drills. But in the view of the Joint Commission surveyor, there should be more variability in the scheduling of our drills.” The spokesman declined to comment further to The ...

The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the ...

The Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies health care organizations and programs in the U.S. The surveyor observed unit activity ...

The Joint Commission, accreditor of thousands of U.S. healthcare facilities, is rolling out a voluntary certification in sustainability as hospitals look for ways to combat climate change.

The Joint Commission is retiring 14% of its quality standards during the first round of a review process that seeks to refocus hospital safety and quality goals and decrease administrative burden ...

To qualify, Aegis Living Kent underwent a rigorous onsite survey with a Joint Commission surveyor who evaluated compliance with related certification standards, including staff knowledge and ...