Product Description

The Joint Commission Perspectives^® is your primary source for changes to accreditation and certification requirements and Joint Commission initiatives. Published monthly, Perspectives is the digital resource you can rely on to know what and when changes are expected for your health care setting. Perspectives ensures you stay current on the following topics:

• Additions/revisions/deletions to:
  • Joint Commission standards and elements of performance
  • Policies
  • Eligibility requirements
  • Performance measures
  • Survey process method
• Announcements of:
  • Newly-developed accreditation or certification programs
  • Customer engagement initiatives
  • Collaborations with health care associations
  • Requests for comment

Publication in Perspectives is considered official notification of changes and updates to Joint Commission–accredited and –certified organizations.

Key Content

In addition to timely coverage of standards and survey/review process changes, informative regular features provide expert direction and commentary. Perspectives helps organizations maintain continuous compliance. It updates organizations on standards, survey and review processes, policy changes, patient safety, error reduction, and other new and evolving initiatives and policies requiring the attention and action of accredited and certified organizations. Here’s some of what you’ll gain from Perspectives:

• Joint Commission standards, policies, eligibility, performance measurement requirements, and survey process
• Corrections and clarifications to previously published material
• News about programs, initiatives, collaborations, and customer engagement activities at The Joint Commission
• Joint Commission recognition programs
• Top compliance issues in accredited and certified organizations
• Sentinel event statistics for accredited organizations

Key Features

• Joint Commission Requirements are articles that highlight updates, revisions, and changes to Joint Commission accreditation and certification standards, processes, and initiatives. See what is now required and get the information you need to comply in your organization. Look for the Joint Commission Requirements gold seal next to these articles.
• Sentinel Event Alert showcases the latest Sentinel Event Alert from The Joint Commission. Learn about pressing risks to patient safety and get risk-reduction strategies and other recommendations to improve care. (All Sentinel Event Alerts are available on The Joint Commission’s website.)
• Consistent Interpretation pairs actual Joint Commission surveyor observations on specific accreditation requirements with guidance from the Standards Interpretation Group to support your compliance efforts. Learn what surveyors are seeing and how to address those challenging compliance issues.
• In Sight allows you to monitor changes to standards, survey and review processes, and key initiatives before they are approved, so you are always in-the-know about what’s happening at The Joint Commission. See what’s In Development, In Field Review, and Approved.

Standards: All accreditation and certification standards as applicable

Settings: Ambulatory Care, Behavioral Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Home Care, Hospital, Office-Based Surgery, Nursing Care Centers, Laboratory

Audience: Perspectives is primarily intended for staff who are responsible for accreditation-and/or certification-related activities and performance improvement, administration leaders, nurse leaders, and physician leaders in all health care settings. This newsletter is also relevant to lawyers, government entities, and health care consultants who are interested in Joint Commission accreditation and certification.

To view a sampling of the Perspectives articles, click below

Sample Issue

Requirements

Click below to access the Joint Commission Prepublication Standards webpage.

About

Executive Editor: Kathy DeMase
Senior Project Manager: Heather Yang
Associate Director, Digital Publications: Helen M. Fry, MA
Executive Director, Global Publishing: Catherine Chopp Hinckley, MA, PhD

For questions regarding Perspectives content, please contact the editor:
Kathy DeMase
Executive Editor
630-792-5405
kdemase@jcrinc.com

Editorial Policy

Reference to a name, organization, product, or service in Perspectives should not be construed as an endorsement by The Joint Commission, nor is failure to include a name, organization, product, or service to be construed as disapproval.

Subscription Information

Perspectives (ISSN 1044-4017) is  published monthly (12 issues per year) by Joint Commission Resources, 1515 West 22nd Street, Suite 1300W, Oak Brook, IL 60523.

For questions about subscribing or renewing your subscription or updating your address information, please contact Customer Service at 877.223.6866, Option 1 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET) or JCRCustomerService@pbd.com.

Complimentary Subscription

Perspectives is available to Joint Commission–accredited and –certified organizations via their secure Joint Commission Connect extranet site. To read the current issue, click on the Perspectives link under “Resources and Tools.” If you cannot access your complimentary copy on the extranet, please contact your Account Executive at The Joint Commission.

FAQs

Who in my organization should subscribe to The Joint Commission Perspectives?

Perspectives is the official newsletter of The Joint Commission, and as such, it communicates required information about standards and policies, including updates and revisions. Publication in Perspectives is considered official notification of changes and updates to Joint Commission–accredited and –certified organizations. Therefore, it is primarily intended for staff who are responsible for accreditation– and/or certification–related activities and performance improvement, administration leaders, nurse leaders, and physician leaders in all health care settings. (All Joint Commission–accredited and–certified organizations receive complimentary access via their secure Joint Commission Connect^™ extranet site.) It is also relevant to lawyers, government entities, and health care consultants who are interested in Joint Commission accreditation and certification.

What topics does Perspectives cover?

Perspectives is the official news source of The Joint Commission. It helps organizations maintain continuous compliance. It updates organizations on standards, survey and review processes, policy changes, patient safety, error reduction, and other new and evolving initiatives and policies requiring the attention and action of accredited and certified organizations.

How often is Perspectives published?

Perspectives is published 12 times a year by Joint Commission Resources.

Do accredited and certified organizations receive complimentary subscriptions to Perspectives?

Yes. Perspectives is available to Joint Commission–accredited and –certified organizations via their secure Joint Commission Connect^™ extranet site. To read the current issue, click on the Perspectives link under “Resources and Tools.” If you cannot access your complimentary copy on the extranet, please contact your Account Executive at The Joint Commission.

Standards Interpretation

If you have questions regarding interpretation or clarification of Joint Commission standards, please contact the Standards Interpretation Group (SIG) through the Online Question Form.

For general periodical FAQs, please click here.

Submission Guidelines

Joint Commission Perspectives, as the official newsletter of and authored by The Joint Commission, does not accept article submissions. If you have a question or requests for specific coverage, please send it to Joint Commission Perspectives at kdemase@jcrinc.com.

If you have questions regarding interpretation or clarification of Joint Commission standards, please contact The Joint Commission’s Standards Interpretation Group (SIG).

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