The Joint Commission has recently established an 18-member Physician Engagement Advisory Group. This group will advise the Joint Commission in its efforts to expand physician participation in the accreditation process and to broaden physician engagement in quality of care and patient safety initiatives. Members of the group include physician quality directors and educators, chief medical officers, private practice physicians and other physician leaders.
In addition to representing a variety of medical specialties, the newly formed Joint Commission Physician Engagement Advisory Group includes a geographic mix of representatives from urban and rural areas. The advisory group, which held its first meeting last December in Chicago, is being chaired by William E. Jacott, M.D., special advisor for professional relations, Joint Commission. In recent years, the Joint Commission’s Board of Commissioners has identified enhancing physician engagement in accreditation and other quality improvement initiatives as one of its top strategic priorities.
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