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Early Treatment Program for Opioid-Dependent Newborns Significantly Reduces Cost While Maintaining Medical and Safety Outcomes

Fetal opioid exposure can result in neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). A study to be published in the June 2018 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety describes an early treatment program for opioid-dependent newborns.... Read More

New Study Analyzes Effect of Adjusting for Socioeconomic Status in CMS Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

A new study in the April 2018 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety analyzes the effect of hospital peer groups in adjusting for socioeconomic status (SES) or “social risk” in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).​... Read More

New Study Uses Electronic Health Record Data to Identify Hypertension in Patients from Underserved Communities

A new study in the March 2018 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety calls attention to how 10 U.S. health centers used electronic health record data to identify hypertension in patients from underserved communities.... Read More

Introducing the JCR Tracers Mobile App

We are pleased to announce the release of the JCR Tracers mobile app. Tracers with AMP subscribers can download this complimentary, user-friendly app for an easier and more efficient way to collect tracer observation data. ... Read More

Call for Papers on Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship in Health Care from The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

As antimicrobial resistance continues to increase and constitute a major threat to public health in the United States and around the world, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety is calling for papers on improving antimicrobial stewardship programs in health care settings.... Read More

New Study Identifies Successful Approaches to Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in U.S. Hospitals

A new study in the February 2018 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety identifies common characteristics and innovative strategies among antimicrobial stewardship programs leading the way.... Read More

Universal Suicide Screening in Hospitals Can Be Successfully Implemented

Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas implemented a quality improvement program to help identify patients with such undetected risk through a universal suicide screening in the inpatient, outpatient and emergency care settings. How Parkland developed the program and its outcomes over six months is the focus of a new study in the January 2018 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.... Read More

Airway Rapid Response Team Contributes to Successful Airway Management

The success of an airway rapid response (ARR) team is the focus of a new study in the December 2017 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.... Read More

Effective Jan. 1: CJCPs® can earn up to 10 hours of CE credits without prior approval

Beginning Jan. 1, 2018, Certified Joint Commission Professionals™ (CJCP®) can earn up to 10 hours of continuing education credits for triennial recertification through non-Joint Commission Resources (JCR) and/or Joint Commission events without obtaining prior approval from JCR. This change is based on review and input from CJCPs, as well as the CJCP Steering Committee.... Read More