Mark Chassin, MD, MPH, MPP, discusses The Joint Commission’s role in health care reform and how physicians can get increased payment for creating “medical homes” or “primary care homes”. Related Reading Following public opposition to health care reform. Keating T. Nephrol News Issues. 2010...

Mark Chassin, MD, MPH, MPP, president of The Joint Commission, discusses how The Joint Commission helps hospitals eliminate complications such as catheter-related bloodstream infections and surgical site infections. Related Reading Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters May Lower the Incidence of...

Mark R. Chassin, MD, MPH, MPP, president of The Joint Commission, discusses Improving America’s Hospitals, the organization’s 2010 annual report on quality and safety. The Joint Commission compiles its annual report to enhance the impact that performance measures have on improving health...