The History of Joint Commission Resources
In 1986, The Joint Commission created the wholly-owned, not-for-profit subsidiary Quality Healthcare Resources (QHR), whose sole service line was the provision of domestic technical assistance. In 1994, The Joint Commission and QHR formed Joint Commission International (JCI) to provide educational and technical assistance services to international clients. These services also included providing assistance to Ministries of Health for establishing national accrediting organizations and quality assessment services, as well as developing national standards and helping individual organizations improve quality.
In 1998, The Joint Commission’s Board of Commissioners established Joint Commission Resources (JCR), which merged QHR and JCI.
In August 2005, The Joint Commission and JCI were named as the first World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety Solutions. The Collaborating Centre is one of six major components of the WHO’s World Alliance for Patient Safety. The Collaborating Centre’s goals are to create an international network that will permit the systematic identification, evaluation, and dissemination of patient safety solutions. See a pictorial representation of The Joint Commission Organization.