Source: Becker’s Hospital Review December 21, 2022
The Joint Commission is undergoing a sweeping overhaul of its standards, eliminating 168 standards (14 percent) and revising another 14 standards. The organization is looking to make its accreditation programs as “efficient and impactful on patient safety, quality and equity as possible,” according to Jonathan Perlin, MD, Ph.D., president, and chief executive officer of The Joint Commission.
Additionally, The Joint Commission announced it would freeze hospital accreditation fees “to provide relief to healthcare organizations.”