FLU Vaccination

It’s Not Too Late to Join The Flu Vaccination Challenge!

• 12/14/2011
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual National Influenza Vaccination Week was December 4 through December 10.  This annual event addresses the burden of seasonal flu and reminds Americans that it’s not too late to get vaccinated. It’s also not too late to join the 4th annual Flu Vaccination Challenge.  This is a fun way to get your health care worker colleagues – from phy... more >>

Best Practices to Increase Flu Vaccination Rates Among Health Care Workers

• 11/17/2011
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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The 4th annual Flu Vaccination Challenge from Joint Commission Resources (JCR) is underway!  JCR continues to challenge health care organizations to achieve flu vaccination rates of 75, 85 or 95 percent.  Join now to increase vaccination rates at your health care organization.   Once registered, the Flu Vaccination Challenge has resources to help generate excitement about your activities with ... more >>

Free Flu Vaccination Challenge Webinar! Hear from National Experts and Get Your Questions Answered

• 11/4/2011
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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Do you have questions about the Flu Vaccination Challenge?  Do you have ideas to share that might benefit others, or do you want to hear how other organizations reached their staff vaccination goal?Please join nationally recognized flu experts Dr. William Schaffner and Dr. Tom Talbot for a free teleconference about implementing the Flu Vaccination Challenge in your own organization... more >>

The Source Blog

February Issue of The Source Now Available!

• 1/20/2012
• Author: Jim Parker
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The February issue of The Source is available now, including the following articles: • Managing Health Care Worker Fatigue: Maximizing Alertness to Keep Patients Safe • 5 Sure-Fire Methods: Complying with Standard PC.02.03.01 • Tracer Methodology 101: Fall Reduction Tracer in the Ambulatory Setting • The CREW Initiative: Veteran’s Health Administration Civility Program Improves Safety and Qua... more >>

January 2012 issue of The Source Coming Soon!

• 12/16/2011
• Author: Jim Parker
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The January 2012 issue of The Source is coming soon, including the following articles: • Looking Ahead: What to Expect from The Joint Commission in 2012 • Welcome to the New Source5 Sure-Fire Methods: Complying with NPSG.03.04.01 • Tracer Methodology 101: Infection Prevention and Control System Tracer • Creating and Implementing a Utilization Review Plan: Meeting CMS Expectations Under LD.04.0... more >>

December issue available in print and online!

• 12/9/2011
• Author: Jim Parker
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The December 2011 issue of The Joint Commission: The Source newsletter is now available, including the following articles: • Immediate Threat to Health and Safety: Complying with APR.09.04.01 • 5 Sure-Fire Methods: Complying with WT.03.01.01 • Managing Patient Flow: Is High Hospital Occupancy a Root Cause of Ambulance Diversion? • Tracer Methodology 101: Medication Management in an Opioid ... more >>

Benchmark Blog

Learn About Accountability Measures

• 9/16/2011
• Author: Maria Aviles
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In June 2010, The Joint Commission ushered in a new era of performance measurement with the development of accountability measures. Although in the past The Joint Commission has emphasized the need for measures that are tied to a health care organization’s performance, the accountability measures initiative takes this concept to a new level by requiring hospitals to att... more >>

2011 Ambulatory Breakfast Briefings Webinar/Audio Conference Series

• 7/7/2011
• Author: Maria Aviles
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The nine-week 2011 Ambulatory Breakfast Briefings Webinar/Audio Conference Series begins September 7, 2011. Each week, Joint Commission experts will cover the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Ambulatory Care one chapter at a time, providing both a formal presentation and a moderated Q&A session. Performance measurement professionals may be particularly interested in the discussion of... more >>

The July/August issue of Benchmark is now available

• 6/22/2011
• Author: Maria Aviles
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Contents Health Reform News National Quality Strategy: Setting the Agenda for Health Care Reform The National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care was released in March 2011 with the goal of establishing national aims and priorities to improve the quality of health care in the United States. The strategy outlines three broad goa... more >>

Perspectives on Patient Safety Blog

December Issue now available in print and online!

• 12/9/2011
• Author: Jim Parker
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The December 2011 issue of Perspectives on Patient Safety is now available, containing the following articles: • Up to the Minute: Ensuring Timely Reporting of Critical Test Results • Sound the Alarm: Managing Physiologic Monitoring Systems • Effective Relationships: Key to Safety in a Complex Environment more >>

A New “Source” for Patient Safety Information from Joint Commission Resources

• 10/12/2011
• Author: Jim Parker
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You, the readers, have told us that you’d like all the information you need on Joint Commission accreditation requirements, the accreditation process, performance measurement, and patient safety conveniently delivered, affordably priced, and in one place. To better meet your needs, JCR will introduce an improved, expanded version of The Source newsletter in January 2012.   The new Source... more >>

Come to the Home Care Executive Briefing

• 8/1/2011
• Author: Jim Parker
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Every year Joint Commission Resources invites home care organization administrators, directors, and managers to this critical update on the home care accreditation. This year, this one-day event will take place October 13 at The Joint Commission headquarters, located just outside of Chicago in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. The event will focus on recent and forthcoming changes to the accredita... more >>

EC News Blog

Safe Health Design™ workshop now available!

• 1/31/2012
• Author: Kristine Miller
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JCR’s Safe Health Design Learning Academy is now offering a workshop designed exclusively for clinical leaders involved in a health care construction project. Participants collaborate with experienced architects, designers, and other clinicians to achieve safer and more effective environments for patients, staff, and visitors. The workshop is held at The Design Yard, Holland, Michigan, April 2... more >>

JANUARY 2012 EC News Available Online

• 1/18/2012
• Author: Kristine Miller
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The January 2012 issue of Environment of Care News is now available at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/jcaho/ecn. Come visit and see our new look! This issue features the following articles:Tackling Top Challenging StandardsTips and Reminders to Support Compliance in EC, EM, and LSTest Your Standards IQNew Department of EngineeringThe Joint Commission Names George Mills DirectorEM Focus: Lo... more >>

October EC News Available Online

• 9/28/2011
• Author: Kristine Miller
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The October 2011 issue of Environment of Care News is now available at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/jcaho/ecn This issue features the following articles: Asked and Answered: Questions About Proper Storage Leveraging E-dition to Familiarize Yourself with CMS Requirements: How to Match Joint Commission Standards with the CMS Conditions of Participation An Environment of Care t... more >>

The Journal Blog

February 2012 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

• 1/26/2012
• Author: Steven Berman
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Now available for your online access is the February 2012 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. Here is a look at this issue: PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT Spreading a Medication Administration Intervention Organizationwide in Six Hospitals ... more >>

January 2012 Issue Available Online!

• 1/3/2012
• Author: Steven Berman
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Now available for your online access is the January 2012 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. Here is a look at this issue: HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION Designing Education to Improve CareFive levels for defining and developing competence apply to physicians, nurses, and other members of an interprofessional QI team: novice, advanced beginner, comp... more >>

The July 2011 Issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety Is Now Out

• 6/21/2011
• Author: Steven Berman
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Here is a look at the issue: Safety Strategies in an Academic Radiation Oncology Department and Recommendations for Action Stephanie A. Terezakis, M.D.; Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D.; Kendra Harris, M.D., M.Sc.; Theodore DeWeese, M.D.; Eric Ford, Ph.D.A radiation oncology department has undertaken a variety of risk identification and mitigation strategies. However, coordination ac... more >>

Nurse Safety Scholar Blog on Pressure Ulcers

Final Blog

• 12/12/2011
• Author: Nurse Scholar
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Dear colleagues, As we transition to the end of final phase to the JCR/Hill-Rom Nurse Pressure Ulcer Prevention Project it is indeed bittersweet.  So much good work has come from the project and new connections have been forged.  But, as with all good things it must come to an end.  Therefore, it is with great pleasure and immense respect that I thank my fellow scholars Irene Jankowski and... more >>

Family as Caregivers: Teaching Pressure Ulcer Prevention

• 11/2/2011
• Author: Nurse Scholar
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Teaching strategies to prevent pressure ulcers have historically been focused on nurses, assistive personnel, physicians, and other traditional healthcare providers. Families and caregivers are increasingly better informed about their loved one’s health care and should be educated about pressure ulcer prevention as well. Often it is the family or caregiver that is present at the bedside offeri... more >>

Pressure Ulcer Prevention Team Development - 5th in a Series: Assistive Personnel as Your First Line

• 10/25/2011
• Author: Nurse Scholar
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Assistive personnel (i.e., nursing assistants, patient care technicians) are key stakeholders in the work to prevent pressure ulcers. These are often the front-line personnel who have contact with the patient or facility resident in day-to-day practice and the numbers of interactions are numerous, and may be related to toileting, repositioning, bathing, and assistance with activi... more >>

Learning Community Blog

A Risk Assessment for Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs)

• 7/2/2010
• Author: Learning Community Administrator
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You know that MDROs are a problem. But how do you accurately measure the effect of MDROs in your organization? A method used by many organizations to evaluate MDROs is a risk assessment. This involves assessing the number of infections caused by MDROs and also the processes that can lead to or prevent the development and transmission of MDROs among patients in your organization.Doing the risk ... more >>

JCR's NEW Virtual MDRO Learning Community

• 5/20/2010
• Author: Learning Community Administrator
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JCR is launching its inaugural Virtual Learning Community and invites all interested health care professionals and organizations to join this community. • The mission of the JCR Virtual Learning Community is to provide health care providers with valuable, practical information to help improve patient safety and quality of care. We welcome health care providers from any health care setting—hospit... more >>