At the outset of 2023, The Joint Commission (TJC) required accredited hospital programs to meet a new leadership and performance standard that addresses health care disparities as a quality and safety priority. In July 2023 this TJC standard (LD.04.03.08)1,2 will be elevated to a National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) as NPSG 16: Improve Health Care Equity (NPSG.16.01.01). This NPSG is designed to support nurses and interdisciplinary teams in meeting the challenges of providing equitable care for all patients, regardless of race, ethnicity, or financial, educational, or social status. Events leading to the establishment of health equity as a national priority began in 2003 with a report on inequality in health care by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM; previously known as the Institute of Medicine).3 This report provided an exhaustive review of health care services and treatment outcomes in the United States and concluded that racial...
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September 15 2023
Measurement Strategies for The Joint Commission Health Care Disparities Standard: Implementing Hospital-Based Requirements in Heart Failure—Part 2
Stephanie Barnes, MSN, AGPCNP-C, CHFN;
Stephanie Barnes, MSN, AGPCNP-C, CHFN
Stephanie Barnes is Clinical Director for Advanced Heart Failure Services, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina.
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Jill Engel, DNP, ACNP, FNP, NEA-BC;
Jill Engel, DNP, ACNP, FNP, NEA-BC
Jill Engel is Vice President, Heart and Vascular Services, Duke University Health System, Durham.
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Bradi B. Granger, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA
Bradi B. Granger, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA
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Bradi B. Granger is Professor, Duke University School of Nursing, and Director, Duke Heart Nursing Research Program, Duke University Health System, 307 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710 ([email protected]).
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AACN Adv Crit Care (2023) 34 (3): 246–254.
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Stephanie Barnes, Jill Engel, Bradi B. Granger; Measurement Strategies for The Joint Commission Health Care Disparities Standard: Implementing Hospital-Based Requirements in Heart Failure—Part 2. AACN Adv Crit Care 15 September 2023; 34 (3): 246–254. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2023852
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