Get ready for a change: The Joint Commission has announced it will now have ambulatory survey teams consisting of two surveyors, rather than one. The second surveyor will be a life safety code ...

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 ...

Put nurses in charge of patient safety, says Joint Commission surveyor National Nurses Week or Month has to be more than a luncheon, a poster contest or even distributing hospital swag.

A surveyor from the Joint Commission evaluated VirtuAlly through a rigorous review process in December 2024 to ensure they were adhering to national and internal policies around standards of care ...

Adoption, Scale, and Impact of Ambient AI: Corewell’s Change Management Success Recommended Live Webinar on Aug 25, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT ...

The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 23,000 healthcare organizations and programs and is the accrediting organization of more than 80% of U.S. hospitals and health systems.

The Joint Commission, which accredits hospitals across the country, eliminated 55 administrative positions last week in its Oakbrook Terrace central office, a spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. The ...

FORT SILL, OK – Reynolds Army Health Clinic (RAHC) has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care and Human Services, and Primary ...

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

In total, the Joint Commission said 168 standards (14%) are being cut and another 14 are being revised, effective Jan. 1, 2023. These changes will be followed by a second round of cuts and ...