Joint Commission 2026 National Performance Goals require hospitals to align staffing decisions with patient safety and clinical needs continuously.

The Joint Commission has kicked off a plan to explore and implement accreditation and certification changes for children’s hospitals specific to the needs of their younger patients. The goal, the ...

Effective January 1, 2026, the Joint Commission introduced its inaugural National Performance Goals (NPGs), replacing the ...

From aligning national safety frameworks to launching new training tools, The Joint Commission is kicking off 2026 with moves that signal a continued shift toward simplification, accountability and ...

The Joint Commission has revised medication management standard MM.02.01.01, element of performance 2, to expand medication selection criteria to include specific populations in hospitals, according ...

A leading nurse organization applauded the Joint Commission's latest hospital performance goals, which elevated the issue of nurse staffing and linked it to patient safety. In a press release, the ...

Trinity Health has received the Gold Seal of Approval for its stroke program from the Joint Commission, recognizing the hospital’s compliance with national performance standards for stroke care. The ...

Four Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) hospitals are the first in the country to achieve the Joint Commission’s sustainable healthcare certification. The voluntary program for hospitals went into ...

There’s a lot of buzz in the healthcare community about the right path to choose for accreditation and deemed status with CMS. For many years, The Joint Commission (TJC) has been the number one choice ...