Who is JCI

An independent, not-for-profit organization, The

Joint Commission accredits and certifies
nearly 21,000 health care organizations and
programs in the United States. Joint Commission
accreditation and certification is recognized
nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an
organizations commitment to meeting certain
performance standards.
Our Mission: To continuously improve health
care for the public, in collaboration with other
stakeholders, by evaluating health care
organizations and inspiring them to excel in
providing safe and effective care of the highest
quality and value.
Vision Statement: All people always
experience the safest, highest quality, best-value
health care across all settings.
Our Focus
Joint Commission International (JCI) identifies,

Yet, our singular focus on the highest patient care

standards and results-oriented process
improvement has earned the respect of health
care leaders from around the world.
Our Global Reach
JCI is part of a global enterprise of dynamic,
nonprofit organizations that address all
dimensions of accreditation, quality care, and
patient safety.

PATIENT SAFETY GOALS

Patient Identification
Goal 1: Improve the accuracy of patient
identification
Improve Communication

and patient safety with the world. We provide

Goal 2: Improve the effectiveness of

communication among caregivers

leadership and innovative solutions to help health

Medication Safety

measures, and shares best practices in quality

care organizations across all settings improve

performance and outcomes. Our expert team
works with hospitals and other health care
organizations, health systems, government
ministries, public health agencies, academic
institutions, and businesses to achieve peak
performance in patient care.
JCI helps organizations to help themselves
through:

Earning JCI accreditation and certification,

recognized as the global Gold Seal of

Goal 3: Improve the safety of using medications

Clinical Alarm Safety
Goal 6: Reduce the harm associated with clinical
alarm systems
Health Care-Associated Infections
Goal 7: Reduce the risk of health care-associated
infections
Reduce Falls
Goal 9: Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting
from falls

Approval

Pressure Ulcers

Providing leading education

Goal 14: Prevent health care-associated pressure

ulcers (decubitus ulcers)

Delivering evidence-based advisory

Risk Assessment

services
We understand that local needs vary and diverse
cultures present unique patient care challenges.

Goal 15: The organization identifies safety risks

inherent in its patient population