The evidence base for US joint commission hospital accreditation standards: cross sectional study.
Sarah A IbrahimKelly A ReynoldsEmily PoonMurad AlamPublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2022)
In general, recent actionable standards issued by The Joint Commission are seldom supported by high quality data referenced within the issuing documents. The Joint Commission might consider being more transparent about the quality of evidence and underlying rationale supporting each of its recommendations, including clarifying when and why in certain instances it determines that lower level evidence is sufficient.