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An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 22,000 health care organizations and programs in the U.S.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Joined May 2009
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We're pleased to welcome @hayfarani as our new Chief Patient Safety Officer & Medical Director. Dr. Kaafarani will oversee @TJCommission patient safety & quality improvement initiatives.
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@shesinscrubs Can you please file a report with our Office of Quality and Patient Safety? We cannot take complaints from social media. Here is the link and I will also give them a heads up that an official report is coming:
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@TJCommission has released a statement on staff bringing their own masks to work when the organization cannot provide them with adequate protection for their level of risk.
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Bernard J. Tyson Award for Excellence in Pursuing Health Care #Equity nomination period opens May 17-July 5. We are honored to partner with @aboutKP to recognize initiatives reducing in one or more health care #disparities #diversity
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Together with our colleagues at @ahahospitals @AMA @AmerDentalAssn @ACPinternists @AmCollegeSurgeons, @TJCommission supports emergency efforts at the federal level to dramatically increase the production and distribution of PPE and other supplies.
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Patient Safety Awareness Week 2018 is in full swing! The Joint Commission's Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation demonstrates their enthusiasm for #ptsafety. #PSAW18.#WeAreAllPatients.#UnitedforPatientSafety
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The Joint Commission has established The President’s Fellowship for Healthcare Quality and Safety. Our first fellow is Dr. Carla Pugh of @stanfordmed. Welcome, Dr. Pugh!. Learn more:
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Our 2017 annual report showcases increased #eCQM reporting and participation from America’s hospitals:
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The Joint Commission sincerely thanks our health care heroes at this time.
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We believe in knowledge over ignorance, good over evil and light over darkness. Happy Diwali! Joint Commission staff enjoyed our first virtual celebration of the festival of lights last week. Diversity is our greatest strength.
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Great conversations about patient safety and zero harm happening right here at #IHICongress!!
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@sahluwal We saw your tweet. Did you file a patient safety report yet? It's the only way we can investigate. I'll let the office know this is forthcoming. Here is the link:
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People rarely think of medical lab professionals when they hear the term #healthcareheroes but they deserve a debt of gratitude for running diagnostics almost around the clock this year. #Lab director Heather Hurley shares a message of thanks: #PSAW21.
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The Joint Commission named Ana Pujols McKee, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President, as chief #diversity and #inclusion officer.
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This week and every week, @TJCommission stands #UnitedforPatientSafety. Watch our employees share the personal experiences that illustrated the need to #speakup for #patientsafety. #PSAW18
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Today, #HAVhope will raise national awareness and call for an end to all violence in #hospitals. Learn how to join in.
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There is quite the financial impact from healthcare avoidable conditions. From Ann Blouin's #ACHE2016 session
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Don Berwick, President Emeritus and Senior Fellow of @TheIHI, discusses the #sustainability imperative on healthcare organizations. Hear more from Dr. Berwick:
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"#C-sections are necessary a significant portion of the time, but not at 30%," David Baker, MD, exec vice president @TJCommission explains in @USATODAY article by @AdrianaUSAT. In January, we will publically identify hospitals with high cesarean rates.
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The Joint Commission supports #NationalDoctorsDay. Thank you for your life saving efforts on behalf of your patients!
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Spring forward! It’s #UnitedforPatientSafety Week. Follow the fun on #UnitedforPatientSafety and #PSAW2017
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If you or your organization has made an impact in addressing #HealthCareDisparities for vulnerable populations, The Joint Commission and @kpthrive invite you to apply for the Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare #Equity.
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Does leadership need to be involved in creating a #SafetyCulture? YES, according to a study published in January’s Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. #SafetyCulture.#Leadership.#CEO
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Thank you to all the nurses within our organization and at our accredited health care organizations! Know that your work truly makes a difference. #NursesWeek #RN #nurse
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It’s time to #EndNurseAbuse. Read our latest blog covering Sentinel Event Alert 59: Physical and Verbal Violence Against Health Care Workers.
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Happy #WearRedDay from @TJCommission staff. We're wearing red today to raise awareness of heart health. #OurHearts are healthier together!
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Burnout in health care is at an all-time high. Read about a system level intervention in this month's @tjcjqps.
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"Thank you" doesn't even begin to cover it this year. We are so grateful for the dedication of America's health care workforce. Happy Thanksgiving.
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Happy #PharmacyWeek! With health care workers under strain, we recognize that #pharmacists and #pharmacytechnicians are the health care workers most accessible to the public. Proud to support @ASHPOfficial in recognizing those in the pharmacy world!
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Our customer relations team of Phillip Schaefer and Ann Blouin are excited to answer questions at #BeckerHR16
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All of @TJCommission sends good wishes for #nursesday and the start of #nursesweek. We know #SafeNursesRock!
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay and #psaw20! The Joint Commission salutes all the strong women of the past, present and future who work tirelessly to promote safe patient care.
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Nurses are empowered to influence patients in the ever-politicized dialogue on COVID-19. Shaping public perceptions to #WearAMask #SocialDistance and take preventive measures has also fallen in the domain of the #nurse.
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Vaccines work. Joint Commission's Department of Research breaks down the COVID-19 #vaccination statistics to illustrate their impact. Read the blog post: View the presentation: Watch the video: #GetVaccinated
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Our 2022 Sentinel Event Data are now live. Read the report:
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New threat to patients and staff regarding #MRI. New, prefilled syringes of Dilaudid and morphine in ‘Simplist’ packaging contain a small, ferromagnetic canister that prevents drug oxidation. Syringes can be attracted to the MRI with considerable force.
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Stay tuned to our social channels during #PSAW22! Each day, we will share resources that provide succinct insights to some of the major challenges caregivers face, either personally or in the context of their daily work.
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#Nurses, you have the power to stop the superbug. #AntibioticResistance
#AntibioticResistance #AntibioticSmart.Check What @CDCgov said about role of nurses in antibiotic stewardship
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World Patient Safety Day, sponsored by the @WHO, is fast approaching. Check out our new #WorldPatientSafetyDay webpage to learn more about The Joint Commission’s role in patient safety: #WPSD2023 #PatientEngagement
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If you believe a world of #ZeroHarm is possible and want to connect with like-minded individuals, let’s start talking. Please join our new Facebook Group, #LeadingtheWaytoZero:
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Honor #NursesWeek by learning the importance of patient identifiers in our latest Speak Up video #SafeNursesRock
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Celebrate our Nursing Care Center Program's 50th anniversary with the top 10 transformations during its time.
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The Joint Commission is seeking an #infectionpreventionist for new Associate Director, Standards Interpretation position:
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We are proud to partner with @NatQualityForum and other leadingship organization on reducing #WorkplaceViolence and encouraging patient-family partnership. Read about the National Quality Partners™ Leadership Consortium 2019 priorities for action.
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@TJCommission suspended all regular surveying to avoid disrupting the work you are all doing in caring for your patients in this difficult time. However, we are here to provide expert guidance. Please see our March 16 update for more details.
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There is just 1 week left to apply for 2022 #EisenbergAwards. Be recognized nationally for your quality & safety achievement: @NatQualityForum
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John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Award recipient @LifePoint was honored by The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum for its system-wide learning lab that reduced patient harm events by 62 percent. #nqf18
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We support @MinorityHealth in #NMHM18! Let's continue the quest to improve #healthequity and raise awareness of #implicitbias in healthcare.
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Lots of productive conversations at #ACHECongress on preventing #wrongsitesurgery and advancing #HighReliability in health care!.
“High Reliable Healthcare means zero harm and stopping the 45 wrong site surgeries per week!” Mark Chassin, MD pres of Joint Commission #ACHECongress
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What are the five biggest roadblocks in the business of quality care? From Ann Blouin's #ACHE2016 session
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Lucian Leape's new book detailing the patient safety movement from the 1980s-2015 is now available free online.
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"There’s no quality without love. Love your staff, your patients and your community. Love what you do." Dr. Ron Wyatt #PESummit.
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For dramatically improving adherence to well-child visits among pediatric patients who identify as #Black and #Latinx, @umassmemorial was awarded the inaugural Bernard J. Tyson Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare #Equity from @kpthrive and @TJCommission!
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@TJCommission supports #HAVhope, a national day of awareness on June 7 calling for an end to all violence. Join us!
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It's #NationalDoctorsDay and we'd like to thank all the physicians working to maintain #patientsafety during this challenging time.
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Great blog by @DivvyKant @AshleyNDMeyer and @HardeepSinghMD on how to tell clinicians when they have misssed a diagnosis.
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Did you know 70 percent of all medical decisions are based on a #lab test? The laboratory plays a critical role in #patientsafety by ensuring that appropriate care is based on accurate test results. Happy #LabWeek!.#Lab4Life
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National Handwashing Awareness Week takes on new meaning in 2020. New blog post reminds audiences that proper hand hygiene saves lives. #NHWAW
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We embrace the “Quadruple Aim” and look forward to convening the best researchers, policymakers and authoritative stakeholders to inform these efforts. We hope you will join us on the road to meaningful improvement. #PSAW22
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If it isn't documented, it isn't done!
“I hear a lot from hospitals that they 'need to document everything.' Well—yes!” —Gerry Castro, @TJCommission #PatientSafety #AAMIFoundation
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The Joint Commission supports #WorldPatientSafetyDay2021 and is illuminated in honor of the theme "Safe and Respectful #MaternalCare for All".
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Happy National Doctors' Day to all the dedicated and amazing physicians!
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It’s Suicide Prevention Awareness Week. The Joint Commission is committed to the quest to #StopSuicide.
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The Joint Commission modernized our SpeakUp campaign. Over the coming months, we'll be sharing ways you can #speakup about your care.
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Join us in congratulating St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital for being the first hospital designated as a thrombectomy-capable stroke center in the U.S.
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The Joint Commission stands in support of our accredited organizations affected by #HurricaneIda. If there is anything we can offer now or in the weeks to follow, please reach out to your account executive. We are here to help. #hurricane #pandemic #Louisianastrong
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How do you evaluate #SafetyCulture w/o bothering your employees with another survey? Read how in our new blog.
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Today, we will focus on maternal health. Nearly 18 women out of every 100,000 pregnancies will die each year in the U.S., and poor maternal and infant outcomes are far higher for people of color. Maternal health matters to patient safety. #PSAW22
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It’s a sad reality that every health care worker should learn #deescalation techniques. It could save lives in today’s increasingly violent #EmergencyDepartments and other clinical areas.
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Why do #hospital employees hesitate to report unsafe behaviors? Great presentation by William Cooper, MD, Vice President @VUMChealth at the 2019 Physician Leader Forum. Is this true at your org?
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Happy to collaborate with @pewhealth.
Glad that @pewhealth could work with @TJCommission on this journal article about interventions and measures to advance #antimicrobialstewardship
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@TJCommisson released the 2020 National #PatientSafety Goals with chapters dedicated to settings, including #hospitals and critical access hospitals, #homecare, nursing care centers, office based surgery, #behavioralhealth and #laboratories.
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We are the land of the free because of the brave. The Joint Commission thanks our veteran employees and all who have served.
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The Joint Commission's DC staff is taking the #PatientSafety message to the powers that be. #UnitedforPatientSafety #psaw2017
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Nurses are crucial to #ptsafety. Help them & your organization during #NursesWeek w/ our resources. #SafeNursesRock.
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The Joint Commission welcomes Kin Y. Lee, MBA, MS, as its new chief information and security officer.
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Pre-order today! @APIC and The Joint Commission collaborated on the 4th edition of the award winning #InfectionPrevention and Control Workbook. New this year is a discussion of @JCI_GoldSeal standards.
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@DrCargle @BrexitIsTwaddle @TimRyan00556388 @BiteyBlueMD @DrNancyGlass1 @UCLA @TigerWoods @CountyofLA @dgsomucla If this event occurred in the last 3 years, our Office of Quality and Patient Safety can review. Here is the link you need:
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If you’re like us and believe a world of #ZeroHarm is possible, please join our Facebook Group when it launches next week. In the meantime, check out our resources. #LeadingtheWaytoZero
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Dr. Ron Wyatt feels the progress in eliminating #HealthDisparities is the best he's seen in his career.
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Joint Commission's chief operating officer and chief nursing officer Mark Pelletier was featured in @ACHEConnect publication on the importance of a strong safety culture during COVID-19.
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It's only fitting that we dedicate #PSAW21 to the health care heroes who've worked so tirelessly throughout the pandemic. #InfectionPrevention and control director Sylvia Garcia-Houchins offers a message of support during #PatientSafety Awareness Week.
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Join us in congratulating Doreen Donohue, RN, DNP, NEA-BC, CPHQ, Field Director for her appointment to the Board of Examiners for the 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. It's the nation's highest honor for organizational innovation and performance improvement.
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Inappropriate use of #antimicrobial medications contributes to antibiotic resistance and adverse events. @TJCommission has developed a new standard in the #MedicationManagement (MM) chapter addressing #AntimicrobialStewardship in the ambulatory setting.
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Already looking forward to a vibrant discussion next month! Thanks, #ASPchat for a great Thursday night in the world of #antimicrobialstewardship .
🙌🏼 Thank u for joining the #ASPchat tonight!!!! Next month we plan to talk about🔬 #rapiddiagnostics & #antimicrobialstewardship. Hope to see some lab & rapid dx experts there! #Tellafriend. cc: @RodneyRohde @romneyinla @ASMicrobiology @idpharmd @TheIDApprentice @real_idpharmd.
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Join us in celebrating Community Health Centers during National Health Center Week '17, August 13-19 #NHCW17 #ValueCHCs
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