Mark Chassin, MD, MPH, MPP, discusses The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, which works with hospitals and systems across the country to come up with more effective solutions for safety and quality problems.

The first product available is called the TST or Targeted Solutions Tool, for example for hand hygiene.

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For more information on The Joint Commission, please visit: www.JointCommission.org

For more information on The Center for Transforming Healthcare, please visit: www.CenterforTransformingHealthcare.org