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Introducing Rural Health Clinic Accreditation from The Joint Commission! Our Rural Health Clinic Accreditation program can help clinics set a framework for providing safe, high-quality care to patients in rural communities. Learn more about the program: https://lnkd.in/gNjRUuKB

🏥 Are you on a hospital board, or do you work closely with one? 📍 Register now for a July 17 webinar in collaboration with the American Hospital Association. Discover practical recommendations to improve a board's oversight of quality and patient safety. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g3brbQaz

📣 Calling all international healthcare leaders! 🗺️ Attending the World Hospital Congress of the International Hospital Federation in Rio this September? 📌 Don't miss the new pre-Congress program: Joint Commission International Leadership Summit. Gain insight into global patient safety strategies and network with industry thought leaders. 🔗 Register: https://lnkd.in/geEBh5Hc

Joint Commission International has just released its Standards for Hospitals and Academic Medical Centers, 8th Edition! This new edition includes updated performance expectations, structures and functions for hospitals and academic medical centers seeking JCI accreditation. Organizations already accredited by JCI will receive a free electronic copy through Direct Connect. Looking for a hard copy? Order the manual: https://bit.ly/3VZsFZc

Starting today, organizations can apply for The Joint Commission’s Telehealth Accreditation and Rural Health Clinic Accreditation programs! Learn more about Telehealth Accreditation: https://bit.ly/3XKxk2G Learn more about Rural Health Clinic Accreditation: https://bit.ly/4cBPbge

In the last several decades, HIV has gone from a death sentence to a manageable chronic condition, thanks to notable advancements in science. Today, with advancements in AI, new treatments for diseases like HIV can be developed even more quickly. However, there is little governance around the use of de-identified patient data for AI development. Joint Commission President and CEO Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin talks patient data governance and the Responsible Use of Health Data Certification, out now in the Future of Personal Health from Mediaplanet: https://lnkd.in/gmmuWP6r

Despite being critical to the diagnostic process, symptom data is not consistently recorded or defined in EHR systems. National Quality Forum (NQF), an affiliate of The Joint Commission, is collaborating with the American Medical Association to change that. Learn more in a new article: https://lnkd.in/gmjZiEBS

We are proud to have the American Heart Association's support on our Responsible Use of Health Data Certification. Certification provides healthcare organizations an objective evaluation of whether they have the appropriate safeguards in place to protect patient data and privacy as they develop new treatments and therapies—for heart patients and beyond. Learn more about Responsible Use of Health Data Certification: https://lnkd.in/gvsyUAg4

🆓 Looking to learn more about Telehealth Accreditation for an organization that provides care and services exclusively through telehealth and earn FREE CE credits? ⌛ View the on-demand webinar to earn CE credits by July 31. 🔗 Register: https://lnkd.in/g9vjTeCp