The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety http://www.jcrinc.com Blog en-us February 2012 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2012/1/26/February-2012-issue-of-The-Joint-Commission-Journal-on-Quality-and-Patient-Safety/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:15:22 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2012/1/26/February-2012-issue-of-The-Joint-Commission-Journal-on-Quality-and-Patient-Safety/Default\.aspx January 2012 Issue Available Online! http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2012/1/3/January-2012-Issue-Available-Online/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:16:47 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2012/1/3/January-2012-Issue-Available-Online/Default\.aspx The July 2011 Issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety Is Now Out http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2011/6/21/The-July-2011-Issue-of-The-Joint-Commission-Journal-on-Quality-and-Patient-Safety-Is-Now-Out/ Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:42:04 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2011/6/21/The-July-2011-Issue-of-The-Joint-Commission-Journal-on-Quality-and-Patient-Safety-Is-Now-Out/Default\.aspx Joint Commission Annual Conference on Quality & Patient Safety: Leading Ideas in Quality & Safety http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2011/5/20/Joint-Commission-Annual-Conference-on-Quality-Patient-Safety-Leading-Ideas-in-Quality-Safety/ Fri, 20 May 2011 17:07:07 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2011/5/20/Joint-Commission-Annual-Conference-on-Quality-Patient-Safety-Leading-Ideas-in-Quality-Safety/Default\.aspx Managing Conflict Within Health Care Organizations as a Patient Safety Imperative http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2011/5/17/Managing-Conflict-Within-Health-Care-Organizations-as-a-Patient-Safety-Imperative/ Tue, 17 May 2011 15:21:06 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2011/5/17/Managing-Conflict-Within-Health-Care-Organizations-as-a-Patient-Safety-Imperative/Default\.aspx Further Progress in Standardizing Hospital Discharge Planning at the Mayo Clinic http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2011/4/14/Further-Progress-in-Standardizing-Hospital-Discharge-Planning-at-the-Mayo-Clinic/ Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:56:37 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2011/4/14/Further-Progress-in-Standardizing-Hospital-Discharge-Planning-at-the-Mayo-Clinic/Default\.aspx Overcoming Challenges and Implementing Solutions http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2011/4/13/Overcoming-Challenges-and-Implementing-Solutions/ Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:17:57 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2011/4/13/Overcoming-Challenges-and-Implementing-Solutions/Default\.aspx Joint Commission Releases Animated Speak Up Videos for Patient Participation in Health Care http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2011/3/14/Joint-Commission-Releases-Animated-Speak-Up-Videos-for-Patient-Participation-in-Health-Care/ Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:31:46 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2011/3/14/Joint-Commission-Releases-Animated-Speak-Up-Videos-for-Patient-Participation-in-Health-Care/Default\.aspx Talking to Patients About Their Goals of Care http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2011/2/15/Talking-to-Patients-About-Their-Goals-of-Care/ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:07:36 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2011/2/15/Talking-to-Patients-About-Their-Goals-of-Care/Default\.aspx Praise and Critiques for Using Human Factors Engineering to Improve Patient Safety: Problem Solving http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2011/2/15/Praise-and-Critiques-for-Using-Human-Factors-Engineering-to-Improve-Patient-Safety-Problem-Solving-on-the-Front-Line-Second-Edition/ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:36:45 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2011/2/15/Praise-and-Critiques-for-Using-Human-Factors-Engineering-to-Improve-Patient-Safety-Problem-Solving-on-the-Front-Line-Second-Edition/Default\.aspx 2010 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients Announced http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2011/1/14/2010-John-M-Eisenberg-Patient-Safety-and-Quality-Award-Recipients-Announced/ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:47:15 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2011/1/14/2010-John-M-Eisenberg-Patient-Safety-and-Quality-Award-Recipients-Announced/Default\.aspx An Update on the "forYou Team" http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2011/1/14/An-Update-on-the-forYou-Team/ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:40:32 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2011/1/14/An-Update-on-the-forYou-Team/Default\.aspx Now Published! The Value of Close Calls in Improving Patient Safety http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/12/14/Now-Published-The-Value-of-Close-Calls-in-Improving-Patient-Safety-Learning-How-to-Avoid-and-Mitigate-Patient-Harm/ Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:51:53 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/12/14/Now-Published-The-Value-of-Close-Calls-in-Improving-Patient-Safety-Learning-How-to-Avoid-and-Mitigate-Patient-Harm/Default\.aspx Reflections on Adapting a Quality of Care Model for Global Implementation http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/12/7/Reflections-on-Adapting-a-Quality-of-Care-Model-for-Global-Implementation/ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:30:26 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/12/7/Reflections-on-Adapting-a-Quality-of-Care-Model-for-Global-Implementation/Default\.aspx Preventing Suicide Outside Mental Health Units http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/11/23/Preventing-Suicide-Outside-Mental-Health-Units/ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:53:41 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/11/23/Preventing-Suicide-Outside-Mental-Health-Units/Default\.aspx The Danger of “Rogue” Health Care Workers http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/11/18/The-Danger-of-Rogue-Health-Care-Workers/ Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:42:59 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/11/18/The-Danger-of-Rogue-Health-Care-Workers/Default\.aspx What’s Next for the “Necessary First Steps” on Medication Reconciliation? http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/11/11/What’s-Next-for-the-“Necessary-First-Steps”-on-Medication-Reconciliation/ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:16:46 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/11/11/What’s-Next-for-the-“Necessary-First-Steps”-on-Medication-Reconciliation/Default\.aspx Using the Push/Pull Point-of-Dispensing (POD) Vaccination Model: Update on the 2010–2011 Season http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/10/26/Using-the-Push/Pull-Point-of-Dispensing-POD-Vaccination-Model-Update-on-the-2010–2011-Season/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:07:47 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/10/26/Using-the-Push/Pull-Point-of-Dispensing-POD-Vaccination-Model-Update-on-the-2010–2011-Season/Default\.aspx Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare’s Hand-off Communications Solutions http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/10/26/Joint-Commission-Center-for-Transforming-Healthcare’s-Hand-off-Communications-Solutions/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:34:14 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/10/26/Joint-Commission-Center-for-Transforming-Healthcare’s-Hand-off-Communications-Solutions/Default\.aspx The Joint Commission’s Annual Report Highlights Progress http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/9/22/The-Joint-Commission’s-Annual-Report-Highlights-Progress/ Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:14:18 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/9/22/The-Joint-Commission’s-Annual-Report-Highlights-Progress/Default\.aspx The Joint Commission Launches Targeted Solutions Tool™ http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/9/16/The-Joint-Commission-Launches-Targeted-Solutions-Tool™/ Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:45:09 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/9/16/The-Joint-Commission-Launches-Targeted-Solutions-Tool™/Default\.aspx Editors of New JCR Book on Human Factors Engineering Discuss Recent Work http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/9/4/Editors-of-New-JCR-Book-on-Human-Factors-Engineering-Discuss-Recent-Work/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:27:39 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/9/4/Editors-of-New-JCR-Book-on-Human-Factors-Engineering-Discuss-Recent-Work/Default\.aspx Addressing the Issue of Violence in Health Care Facilities http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/6/17/Addressing-the-Issue-of-Violence-in-Health-Care-Facilities/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:05:20 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/6/17/Addressing-the-Issue-of-Violence-in-Health-Care-Facilities/Default\.aspx Safety of Test Result Follow-Up: Challenges, Progress, and More Challenges http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/5/15/Safety-of-Test-Result-Follow-Up-Challenges-Progress-and-More-Challenges/ Sat, 15 May 2010 09:46:44 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/5/15/Safety-of-Test-Result-Follow-Up-Challenges-Progress-and-More-Challenges/Default\.aspx The Joint Commission Annual Conference on Quality and Patient Safety: http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/4/30/The-Joint-Commission-Annual-Conference-on-Quality-and-Patient-Safety/ Sat, 01 May 2010 03:50:18 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/4/30/The-Joint-Commission-Annual-Conference-on-Quality-and-Patient-Safety/Default\.aspx Improving Tdap Vaccination Rates: A Case Study http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/4/9/Improving-Tdap-Vaccination-Rates-A-Case-Study/ Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:14:23 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/4/9/Improving-Tdap-Vaccination-Rates-A-Case-Study/Default\.aspx An Emergency Department Clinical Information System: Continuing Improvement and Benefits http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/3/31/An-Emergency-Department-Clinical-Information-System-Continuing-Improvement-and-Benefits/ Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:03:51 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/3/31/An-Emergency-Department-Clinical-Information-System-Continuing-Improvement-and-Benefits/Default\.aspx Medication Administration Article Circulates Across Switzerland http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/3/26/Medication-Administration-Article-Circulates-Across-Switzerland/ Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:54:54 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/3/26/Medication-Administration-Article-Circulates-Across-Switzerland/Default\.aspx Building in Strategic Communication as Key to Leadership in Improvement http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/3/24/Building-in-Strategic-Communication-as-Key-to-Leadership-in-Improvement/ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:40:03 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/3/24/Building-in-Strategic-Communication-as-Key-to-Leadership-in-Improvement/Default\.aspx Incident Reporting Still Lacking Among Many Doctors-in-Training http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/3/13/Incident-Reporting-Still-Lacking-Among-Many-Doctors-in-Training/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:07:15 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/3/13/Incident-Reporting-Still-Lacking-Among-Many-Doctors-in-Training/Default\.aspx Quality and Patient Safety Education Needs for Physicians—and Nurses http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/3/12/Quality-and-Patient-Safety-Education-Needs-for-Physicians—and-Nurses/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:51:50 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/3/12/Quality-and-Patient-Safety-Education-Needs-for-Physicians—and-Nurses/Default\.aspx Radiation Hazards and Challenges in Reporting Adverse Events: A Human Factors Perspective http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/3/5/Radiation-Hazards-and-Challenges-in-Reporting-Adverse-Events-A-Human-Factors-Perspective/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:05:35 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/3/5/Radiation-Hazards-and-Challenges-in-Reporting-Adverse-Events-A-Human-Factors-Perspective/Default\.aspx The Joint Commission Invites Eisenberg Award Nominations http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/2/24/The-Joint-Commission-Invites-Eisenberg-Award-Nominations/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 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Through Rapid Response Systems http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/1/22/Adding-a-Layer-of-Safety-Through-Rapid-Response-Systems/ Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:28:24 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/1/22/Adding-a-Layer-of-Safety-Through-Rapid-Response-Systems/Default\.aspx Emerging Issues with the VA Shift Handoff Tool http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2010/1/14/Emerging-Issues-with-the-VA-Shift-Handoff-Tool/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:41:36 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2010/1/14/Emerging-Issues-with-the-VA-Shift-Handoff-Tool/Default\.aspx Additional Reflections on Preventing Venous Thromboembolism http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2009/10/29/Additional-Reflections-on-Preventing-Venous-Thromboembolism/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:06:32 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2009/10/29/Additional-Reflections-on-Preventing-Venous-Thromboembolism/Default\.aspx Hand Hygiene Leads to More Preventive Efforts http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2009/10/16/Hand-Hygiene-Leads-to-More-Preventive-Efforts/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:45:08 GMT 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New Practice–and Continuous Quality Improvement—After the Initial Success? http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2009/9/17/How-to-Sustain-the-New-Practice–and-Continuous-Quality-Improvement—After-the-Initial-Success/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:10:17 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2009/9/17/How-to-Sustain-the-New-Practice–and-Continuous-Quality-Improvement—After-the-Initial-Success/Default\.aspx The Joint Commission Launches its Center for Transforming Healthcare http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2009/9/10/The-Joint-Commission-Launches-its-Center-for-Transforming-Healthcare/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:14:25 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2009/9/10/The-Joint-Commission-Launches-its-Center-for-Transforming-Healthcare/Default\.aspx Using an Electronic Medical Record for Continuity of Care http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2009/8/13/Using-an-Electronic-Medical-Record-for-Continuity-of-Care/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:26:16 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2009/8/13/Using-an-Electronic-Medical-Record-for-Continuity-of-Care/Default\.aspx What Does the U.S. House Bill Say About Hospital Complications and Payment? http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2009/7/23/What-Does-the-US-House-Bill-Say-About-Hospital-Complications-and-Payment/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:42:49 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2009/7/23/What-Does-the-US-House-Bill-Say-About-Hospital-Complications-and-Payment/Default\.aspx More on Implementing E-Surveys (a Practical Enhancement to Tracer Methodology) http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2009/7/17/More-on-Implementing-E-Surveys-a-Practical-Enhancement-to-Tracer-Methodology/ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:14:24 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2009/7/17/More-on-Implementing-E-Surveys-a-Practical-Enhancement-to-Tracer-Methodology/Default\.aspx On Developing and Adapting Tools http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2009/7/10/On-Developing-and-Adapting-Tools/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:32:28 GMT 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2009 17:21:50 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2009/6/9/Antibiotic-Resistance/Default\.aspx Guest Blog: Laura Damshroder http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2009/4/30/Guest-Blog-Laura-Damshroder/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:39:07 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2009/4/30/Guest-Blog-Laura-Damshroder/Default\.aspx An Introduction http://www.jcrinc.com/Blog/2009/4/21/An-Introduction/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:00:01 GMT http://www.jcrinc.com~/Blog/2009/4/21/An-Introduction/Default\.aspx