TJC

Abbreviation Safety and Compliance

The Joint Commission: accredits health care organizations; its goals require two patient identifiers and labeling specimens in the patient's presence.

Sources

• National Patient Safety Goals Effective January 2026 for the Nursing Care Center Program (NPSG.01.01.01 EP 1-2, NPSG.07.01.01) · The Joint Commission
• List of Approved Accreditation Organizations under CLIA (v. 8.8.2025) · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Related terms

• patient identifiersDetails unique to the patient, such as full name, birth date or medical record number; use at least two…
• QD, QODDaily (QD) and every other day (QOD). On The Joint Commission Do Not Use list: misread as each other or as…
• SDSSafety data sheet: the 16-section document kept for each hazardous chemical; section 8 lists the protective…
• SESIPSharp with engineered sharps injury protection: OSHA term for a needle or other sharp with a built-in…
• TBTuberculosis: a bacterial infection, mainly of the lungs, spread through the air; it calls for airborne…
• UUnit. On The Joint Commission Do Not Use list: it can be misread as 0, 4 or cc. Write "unit".
• VREVancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: gut bacteria no longer killed by vancomycin; patients carrying them are…

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