The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission Annual Report Shows Further Improvement in Health Care Quality in Nation's Hospitals
Published in Law and Health Weekly, December 1st, 2007
American hospitals are making measurable strides in the quality of care provided for patients with heart attacks, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical conditions, according to the Joint Commission's second annual report on health care quality and patient safety in the nation's hospitals. The detailed report portrays the aggregate performance of accredited hospitals against the Joint Commission's standardized national performance measures and its National Patient Safety Goals.
Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2007 also shows, however, that whether or not patients receive proven treatments for these common reasons...
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