The non-profit healthcare accreditation group for more than 22,000 providers across the country, the Joint Commission, has established new accreditation standards to improve health equity within healthcare organizations. The standards will apply to hospitals, critical access hospitals, primary care providers and ambulatory surgical...
The Joint Commission identified the first and only designated Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center in Arizona--Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (BUMCP) now holds two stroke certifications from the commission.
In 2003, a partnership originated between The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association (AHA) and together...National News
The Hospital Incentive Program, effective January 1, 2018, is for hospitals treating Humana's commercial enrollees.
According to a press release, Humana’s HIP aims to deliver more integrated care and reduce duplicative services, hospital readmissions, and complication rates in acute care inpatient admissions. The program...