The Joint Commission: New R3 Report Examines Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
September 28, 2011 11:30 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAK BROOK, IL--(Marketwire - Sep 28, 2011) - An estimated 450,000 catheter-associated urinary tract infections occur annually in hospitals and represent the leading cause of health care-associated...
The Joint Commission Awards First Disease-Specific Care Certificates for Nursing Homes
September 26, 2011 11:30 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Sep 26, 2011) - Claremont Rehabilitation and Living Center in Buffalo Grove, Illinois and Forest Villa Nursing Care in Niles, Illinois, today became the first...
Joint Commission Annual Report Names Top Performing Hospitals
September 14, 2011 10:06 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Sep 14, 2011) - For the first time, The Joint Commission's 2011 annual report on quality and safety, Improving America's Hospitals, lists hospitals and critical...
Joint Commission Resources: Making a Difference -- Ambulatory Care Accreditation Conference Set for Oct. 4-5
August 29, 2011 11:30 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAK BROOK, IL--(Marketwire - Aug 29, 2011) - Ambulatory care health care leaders will gather in Chicago October 4-5, 2011, for The Joint Commission's 16th Annual Ambulatory Care Conference. The...
Joint Commission Alert: Use Diagnostic Radiation Carefully
August 24, 2011 11:53 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Aug 24, 2011) - While diagnostic radiation tests can help save lives, a new Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert warns that health care organizations must seek...
Paula Wilson Appointed President and CEO of JCR and JCI
August 23, 2011 12:00 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Aug 23, 2011) - The Joint Commission today announced the appointment of Paula Wilson as president and chief executive officer of Joint Commission Resources (JCR)...
Joint Commission Awards First Primary Care Medical Home Option to AltaMed
August 19, 2011 11:30 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Aug 19, 2011) - AltaMed Health Services Corporation in Los Angeles is the first organization in the country to earn the new Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH)...
Joint Commission Resources Releases New E-dition(R) for Disease-Specific Care
August 08, 2011 11:30 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAK BROOK, IL--(Marketwire - Aug 8, 2011) - Joint Commission Resources has announced that the 2011 Joint Commission Disease-Specific Care Certification standards and requirements will now be...
The Joint Commission Releases a New Speak Up(TM) Video on Reducing the Risk of Falls
August 03, 2011 12:34 ET
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The Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Aug 3, 2011) - The Joint Commission proudly announces the release of the sixth episode in its animated Speak Up™ video series, "Speak Up: Reduce the Risk...
Joint Commission Campaign Helps Support and Prepare Mothers to Successfully Breastfeed
August 01, 2011 12:20 ET
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Joint Commission
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - Aug 1, 2011) - Pregnant women and new mothers need information and support so they can plan and be proactive if they choose to breastfeed their babies, according...