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The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert (PDF) warning healthcare organizations to find new ways to reduce patients' exposure to diagnostic radiation.
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The nation's political forces are bitterly divided over issues ranging from raising the country's debt ceiling to the use of energy-efficient light bulbs, so it's no surprise that the government's role in healthcare is also the source of intense debate.
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This year's ranking of the 100 Most Influential People includes 27 newcomers as well as 10 honorees who have been on every list since it started in 2002.
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A list of potential causes of wrong-site surgery and solutions that organizations can use to prevent such events are part of the latest project of the Joint Commission’s Center for Transforming Healthcare, the collaborative quality-improvement arm of the accreditation organization.
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The Joint Commission has unveiled a list of potential causes of wrong-site surgery as well as customized solutions that organizations can use to prevent such events. The list is a project of the Center for Transforming Healthcare, a collaborative quality-improvement arm of the Oakbrook Terrace,...
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Looking for some prominent physician leaders? Chances are they work in Washington. Physicians employed by the federal government or public health advisory organizations dominate the latest list of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare.
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The ranked roster of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare for 2011.
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The Joint Commission has appointed Ana Pujols-McKee to serve as the accreditation organization's executive vice president and chief medical officer, effective Feb. 14, 2011.
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(Editor's note: This item has been updated with a correction.)Amid a struggling economy, net income at the Joint Commission was up considerably in 2009, while income at the affiliated Joint Commission Resources plummeted.
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The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert regarding acts of suicide in medical-surgical units and emergency rooms. The alert warns that non-psychiatric patients are committing suicide in those units and seeks to ensure that patients outside of psychiatric units are properly screened for...
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