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Improving Health Care Equity: Joint Commission Accreditation Standards and Resources
October 4, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
The Joint Commission has developed a new standard in the Leadership chapter that addresses health care equity as a quality and safety priority. Effective January 1, 2023, new and revised requirements to reduce health care disparities will apply to organizations in the Joint Commission’s ambulatory health care, behavioral health care and human services, critical access hospital, and hospital accreditation programs. Learn the details of these important new standards and the resources available to help organizations with implementation.
Objectives
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- List key areas addressed by the new Joint Commission requirements to improve health care equity.
- Describe implementation strategies related to the new requirements to improve health care equity.
- Provide resources related to the new requirements to improve health care equity.
This discussion will be led by Maura Naddy, MSN, RNC-OB, CJCP, Senior Associate Director, SIG Operations and Quality Assurance at the Joint Commission. Please feel free to email questions ahead of time to abigailb@wsha.org
