Ambulatory Accreditation
Compliance 2010: Keys to Success

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 Joint Commission Resources 14th Annual Ambulatory Care Conference to discover strategies to enhance patient safety.  The program is sponsored by Joint Commission Resources (JCR), a not-for-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission.

The Annual Ambulatory Care Conference – Ambulatory Accreditation Compliance 2010: Keys to Success, to be held at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, will provide accreditation related education from Joint Commission central office staff and surveyors as well as JCR practice experts. Also featured are sessions by national leaders and practitioners on current challenges facing ambulatory care organizations. Ann Scott Blouin, Ph.D., R.N., executive vice president, Accreditation and Certification Operations, The Joint Commission, will kick off the conference, and sessions will address key topics such using Lean Six Sigma methodologies for process improvement.

A pre-conference seminar, 2010 Ambulatory Care Standards and Survey Process Update, will spotlight recent changes to the survey process as well as the standards themselves, with guidance for freestanding ambulatory care organizations on how to implement practices to enhance compliance.

Cost of the conference is $729 per person; a discounted price of $595 per registrant is offered for teams of three or more. Cost of the pre-conference is $425 per registrant. To register for this program, please call JCR Customer Service at (877) 223-6866 or register online at the JCR website, http://www.jcrinc.com.