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 ...

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 is the accrediting body for more than 22,000 provider organizations and programs across the country. The commission's new effort is "about healthcare leaders.

So far, 116 organizations representing hundreds of hospitals have signed on to the pledge, including the Joint Commission. “Decarbonization and sustainability are critical to a health agenda ...

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 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 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.

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 is defending its requirement that healthcare providers assess and treat pain. The standards have come under fire as playing a role in the rise of prescription painkiller abuse ...