Connecticut Healthcare Professionals Advance Patient Safety Goals Through Continued Training

On Thursday, February 27, dozens of Connecticut healthcare professionals convened at the Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) in Wallingford to assess patient safety standards and review improvement goals for 2025 and beyond.

The training program featured a presentation by Lisa DiBlasi Moorehead, EdD, Field Director for the Psychiatric Hospital Accreditation Program at The Joint Commission.  Moorehead covered lessons learned from the risks identified during hospital surveys conducted across the country, and specifically in Connecticut, over the last three years.  Senior leaders from Vizient also joined to discuss The Joint Commission’s 2025 standards, the most challenging standards from 2024, and strategies for compliance.

The Joint Commission is a non-profit organization dedicated to enabling and affirming the highest standards of healthcare quality and patient safety for all.  It evaluates and accredits member healthcare organizations, including hospitals and health systems.

Participants included nurses, physicians, pharmacists, Joint Commission coordinators, quality improvement professionals, infection prevention specialists, human resource professionals, utilization and case managers, social workers, risk managers, corporate compliance officers, and in-house counsel.

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