Search Tag: The Joint Commission
2024 26 Jan
NewYork-Presbyterian is among the first hospitals in the nation to be awarded a Health Care Equity Certification by The Joint Commission for its work to address and improve health care equity across the healthcare system. To receive the certification, NewYork-Presbyterian was required to produce comprehensive reports and data on its efforts to...Read more
2019 15 Nov
An e ducational campaign on patient rights by The Joint Commission: m ultimedia materials inform patients about taking an active role in their care. An independent, nonprofit organisation, The Joint Commission , has launched its Speak Up™ For Your Rights campaign. The aim of the campaign is for patients and their advocates...Read more
2016 03 Oct
In 2013 65 percent of hospitals with a minimum of 50 beds confirmed that they had a palliative care programme. Hospitals with in excess of 300 beds reported that the figure jumped to 90 percent says a Healthcare Finance News report. While most hospitals do offer palliative care for people with serious illnesses to mange pain, symptoms and...Read more
2015 23 Nov
The newly released report America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety: The Joint Commission’s Annual Report 2015 summarises data on 49 accountability measures by more than 3300 Joint Commission-accredited hospitals in 2014. The report shows the performance of these hospitals on evidence-based care processes for the treatment of various conditions...Read more