Joint Comission | 9 tals, are two of the online resources that are available to the public. The annual report lists hospitals and critical access hospitals that are leading the way nationally in using evidence-based care processes closely linked to positive patient outcomes, while Quality Check includes Quality Reports on Joint Commission-accredited organizations and certified programs. These reports can include accreditation and certification decision; National Patient Safety Goal compliance (when applicable); National Quality Improvement Goals performance (hospitals only); patient satisfaction data; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 30 day mortality rates and 30 day readmission rates for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia; and special quality awards. Quality Check also provides an easy way to: • Search for accredited and certified organizations; • Find organizations by type of service provided within a geographic area; • Download free hospital performance measure results; and • Print a list of Joint Commission certified disease-specific care and health care staffing programs. CONCLUSION Joint Commission accreditation and certification is a visible commitment by an organization to improve the safety and quality of patient care, ensure a safe care environment, and continually work to reduce risks to patients and staff. The Joint Commission helps its accredited and certified organizations to improve performance, raise the safety and quality of their patient care, and demonstrate accountability. For these reasons, providers, payers and consumers recognize Joint Commission accreditation and certification as one of the most important seals of approval in health care.
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