Joint Commission Set to Launch Tool for Wrong-Site Surgery

The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare has announced it will launch its Targeted Solutions Tool for wrong-site surgery on Feb. 14, according to a Joint Commission report.

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The tool, which was piloted in eight facilities, identifies specific areas of weakness on which improvement can be focused, and enables management to measure those weaknesses, according to the report.

 

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The tool will be available to Joint Commission-accredited organizations.

 

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