In response to a CMS final rule on emergency preparedness that was issued last fall, the Joint Commission has updated its guidelines for emergency management across several healthcare settings. The ...

The Joint Commission is weighing in on the rapidly moving subject of AI in health care with responsible use guidelines that cover everything from policies, validation, monitoring, interpretation and ...

The Joint Commission requires that an accredited or certified program or organization accurately describe the nature and meaning of its accreditation or certification. 1. If your program or ...

New memory care accreditation for nursing homes encourages staff to use a flexible, problem-solving approach to care for those with dementia, according to Joint Commission guidelines. The organization ...

Joint Commission Guidelines Note the Role of Nurses in Preventing CLABSI New guidelines released by The Joint Commission to help prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections highlights the ...

The Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI on Sept. 17 issued their first joint guidance on the responsible use of AI in healthcare, outlining principles to help hospitals and health systems ...

The Joint Commission is partnering with the Coalition for Health AI to develop guidance for deploying artificial intelligence tools in healthcare, the organizations said this week. The safety and ...

Here’s what you should know: 1. The Joint Commission’s initial guidance prevented scribes from entering orders. However, as more models continued to emerge, including licensed and unlicensed personnel ...

JCAHO is shorthand for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations -- a nonprofit accreditation organization known in the health-care field as the Joint Commission. The ...

The Joint Commission—the health care industry's oldest, largest accreditation and certification organization—is taking bold steps to modernize its standards and processes. Since early May, the ...

Few factors influence health care standards in the United States today more than the actions of the Joint Commission (formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations). And ...