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The Joint Commission’s New Standards for Perinatal Safety: HealthStream Surveys Organizations About Their Readiness

The U.S. currently ranked 55th among industrialized nations in terms of maternal mortality. To improve this poor ranking and decrease the frequency of maternal death and morbidity, the Joint Commission has introduced two new Perinatal Safety standards.

HealthStream surveyed healthcare professionals about their organizations’ state of readiness to comply with these new Joint Commission standards.

April 1, 2021