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Joint Commission advises on community engagement to promote equity
This week, the Joint Commission released a Quick Safety advisory, which provides four strategies to help hospitals and medical centers support the needs of diverse populations
AHA comments on proposed rule for accrediting organizations
Commenting April 12 on a proposed rule to strengthen oversight of accrediting organizations, AHA told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services it supports requiring accrediting organizations to use Medicare’s Conditions of Participation and Conditions for Coverage as their minimum accreditation standards, and to provide an explicit crosswalk of their standards with relevant Medicare regulations.
National Quality Forum affiliates with Joint Commission
The National Quality Forum will join the Joint Commission, while maintaining its independence in convening and developing consensus-based measures, the organizations announced Aug. 16.
Joint Commission further streamlines standards
Effective Aug. 27, the Joint Commission will eliminate or consolidate over 200 more accreditation standards in its hospital and other accreditation programs as part of an initiative to retire standards that go beyond the Medicare conditions of participation and don’t add value.
Hospital leader named to Joint Commission Board
The Joint Commission recently appointed Susan Fox, president and CEO of White Plains Hospital in New York, to its Board of Commissioners effective Jan. 1.
Joint Commission Standards Review: Fewer, More Meaningful Requirements
The past couple of years have not been easy for health care. As health systems and hospitals continue to recover from the financial, physical and emotional burdens brought on by COVID-19, they also face immense challenges — including staffing shortages and health care worker burnout.
The Joint Commission revises quality, safety standards
The Joint Commission announced plans to revise 56 standards during the first review cycle of 2023 according to an article in Modern Healthcare.
Joint Commission reviewing whether to retire certain requirements
The Joint Commission is reviewing its requirements that go beyond the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ conditions of participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to determine whether it should permanently retire some of them.
AHA calls for increased CMS oversight, DOJ action to hold Medicare Advantage plans accountable
The AHA today urged swift action to hold MA plans accountable for inappropriately and illegally restricting access to medically necessary care.
Joint Commission names next president and CEO
The Joint Commission today named as its next president and CEO effective March 1 Jonathan Perlin, M.D.