The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced that effective January 1, 2026, the accrediting organization will be removing from standards the risk areas and the risk icon that appears with associated elements of performance (EPs) for all accreditation programs.

According to TJC, since the introduction of risk areas in 2013, the way in which TJC evaluates risk has evolved. Originally risk areas were used to identify major risk areas within the healthcare settings TJC accredited. TJC also used risk…

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