Important! Changes to Three JCI Policies Approved

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•  Essential Information: 
   –  Accreditation Update—2011 JCI Hospital Standards Coming in July 2010
   –  How to Submit a Standard Interpretation Question
•  Spotlight on Hand Hygiene Solutions
   –  Free Solutions from the Center for Transforming Healthcare
•  2010 JCI Executive Briefings Announced; Three Events and Three Accreditation Programs Covered
•  New from JCI: On-Demand Educational Videos
•  Free Accreditation Resource: Infection Control System Tracer for a Hospital
•  JCI’s Platinum Customer Program
•  JCItems—International health care news links from JCI
   – UAE Health Care Market Expected to Grow
   – First-Class Second Opinions
   – Al Noor Hospital Receives JCI Accreditation
   – AHS Khalifa Healthcare Center Receives JCI Accreditation
   – Compassion vs. Cost: Improving the Prognosis for India's Health Care Sector
   – Shanghai's Huashan Hospital Gets JCI Accreditation
   – Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione Receives JCI Accreditation
   – Qatar’s HMC Home Care Service Receives JCI Accreditation 
   – American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital in Dubai Earns JCI Accreditation
   – 2009: Another Year of "Firsts" for JCI Accreditation and Certification at Taiwan’s Min-Sheng Hospital
•  High 5s Project Makes Significant Progress
•  JCI Translations: New Korean and Russian Translations of JCI Best-Sellers
•  The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety Goes Global
•  JCI Success Stories: A Call for New Stories

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