JCR to Host April 20-22
Accreditation Summit
(Oak Brook, Ill.—March 29, 2010) Health care leaders pursuing excellence can hear strategies, ideas and best practices to help their health care organizations achieve and sustain measurable improvements in quality, safety and performance at the Joint Commission Accreditation Summit, scheduled April 20-22, 2010. Customized education tracks will be offered to meet the different needs of six health care accreditation settings—behavioral health care, ambulatory care (including office-based surgery and ambulatory surgery centers), hospitals, home care (including home medical equipment), laboratories and long term care.
The summit, in Lombard, Illinois is being presented by Joint Commission Resources (JCR), a not-for-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission, and will be held at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center. The summit is for individuals responsible for coordinating or implementing Joint Commission accreditation and standards compliance including professionals that work in ambulatory care, behavioral health care, home care, hospitals, laboratories, and long term care settings.
The first day will begin with an optional Accreditation Summit Fair at The Joint Commission’s office in Oakbrook Terrace. Those in attendance will have the opportunity to meet with Joint Commission staff. Later the same day, at the Westin Lombard, Mark Chassin, M.D., M.P.P., M.P.H., president, The Joint Commission, will present the keynote address, “Consistently Safe Patient Care: Making it Happen.” Other presenters include Ann Scott Blouin, Ph.D., R.N., executive vice president of Accreditation and Certification Operations, The Joint Commission, who will speak about how the accreditation process is evolving to better meet the challenges of today’s environment, and Joel Yohai, M.D., M.S., senior vice president for Medical Affairs and chief medical officer, Catholic Health Services of Long Island, speaking about The Joint Commission’s tracer methodology across the continuum of care. The second day of the summit will be devoted to the customized education tracks that correspond to the six health care accreditation settings. The education tracks will feature experts sharing information on the standards, chapter-by-chapter reviews, key updates and discussion on ways to meet the most challenging standards.
Participants also will receive the 2010 Accreditation Standards, a soft cover, spiral-bound version of the comprehensive accreditation manual containing all standards, elements of performance, National Patient Safety Goals, and an abridged version of accreditation policies and procedures for their particular accreditation program.
Cost of the summit is $795 per person for registration 30 days prior to the conference or $749 for teams of three or more participants from the same organization; the standard cost is $895 per person. To register, please call JCR Customer Service at 1.877.223.6866. Additional details and a conference agenda also are available online.
###
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 17,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 9,500 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,300 other health care organizations that provide long term care, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services. In addition, The Joint Commission also provides certification of more than 1,000 disease-specific care programs, primary stroke centers, and health care staffing services. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Learn more about The Joint Commission at www.jointcommission.org.
Joint Commission Resources (JCR), a not-for-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission, is the official publisher and educator of The Joint Commission. JCR is an expert resource for health care organizations, providing consulting services, educational services and publications to assist in improving quality and safety and to help in meeting the accreditation standards of The Joint Commission. JCR provides consulting services independently from The Joint Commission and in a fully confidential manner. Please visit our web site at www.jcrinc.com.