The first 8 hospitals to attain Joint Commission's equity certification
02/07/24 at 04:00 AM
The first 8 hospitals to attain Joint Commission's equity certification
Becker's Clinical Leadership, by Ashleigh Hollowell; 2/2/24
Eight hospitals have achieved The Joint Commission's new health equity certification, which the accrediting organization rolled out in July. Key components of the certification require hospitals to make "health care equity a strategic priority and are collaborating with patients, families, caregivers and external organizations to identify and address needs that help translate equitable health care into better health outcomes," Jonathan Perlin, MD, PhD, president and CEO of The Joint Commission Enterprise, said in a June 27 news release just days before the program launched.