Press Releases
JCR Releases Book, Pediatric
Patient Safety in the ED
2/4/2010
(Oak Brook, Ill.—February 4, 2010) Children who need treatment in the emergency department present special challenges for caregivers, who must recognize that these pediatric patients are different from adult patients in ...
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JCR Reappoints Chair,
Names Vice Chair of the Board
12/3/2009
(Oak Brook, Ill.—December 3, 2009) Joint Commission Resources (JCR) today announces the reappointment of Jack Bailey as 2010 chair of its Board of Directors and has named Suet Wun Lim, M.D., as vice chair. JCR is a ...
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Ambulatory Accreditation
Compliance 2010: Keys to Success
10/19/2009
14th Annual Conference on Patient Safety in Ambulatory Care Settings
(Oak Brook, Ill. – October 19, 2009) Ambulatory care health care leaders will gather in Chicago November 3-4 for The Joint Commission and ...
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JCR Offers Live Video Streaming
Conferences, Seminars on Demand
10/14/2009
(OAK BROOK , Ill. – October 14, 2009) Time and budget pressures can sometimes make attending conferences difficult. To ease these pressures while still providing valuable information and teaching to health care profe...
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Annual Behavioral Health Care
Conference November 17-18
10/8/2009
Learn strategies that provide ‘Hope in Uncertain Times’
(Oak Brook, Ill. – October 8, 2009) Health care reform is at the forefront of the national health care agenda. How will the changes impact behavioral health...
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Joint Commission Resources and
MediRegs® Introduce E-dition
Compliance Monitor
10/6/2009
(OAK BROOK, Ill. – October 6, 2009) Hospital risk managers, accreditation specialists and compliance officers spend precious time cross-referencing, validating and keeping up to date on federal and state regulations ...
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“Being Prepared for the H1N1
Pandemic”: Free JCR Videoconference
Highlights What Hospitals Need to Know
9/23/2009
(OAK BROOK, Ill. – September 17, 2009) Hospitals and communities across the country are preparing to battle the H1N1 Flu this fall. To help in this effort, Joint Commission Resources Quality and Safety Network (JCRQSN)...
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More Than 1.1 Million Health Care Workers
Vaccinated for Seasonal Flu in 2008
as Part of The FLU VACCINATION CHALLENGE
8/17/2009
Health Care Worker Vaccination Rates Still Major Barrier to Decreasing Transmission of Flu to Patients
[Oak Brook, Ill. -- August 18, 2009] – Joint Commission Resources (JCR) today announced the results of the fi...
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