Joint Commission Seeks Comment on ORYX Performance Measures

Published: 01/07/2026

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Long Term Care

The Joint Commission, in conjunction with the National Quality Forum (NQF) is seeking feedback on performance measures that were recently removed from Joint Commission’s ORYX® program.

Effective January 1, 2026, Joint Commission reduced the number of measures for 2026, prioritizing measures to focus on three critical patient safety areas: maternal health, patient safety and psychiatric hospital care.

Joint Commission and NQF are now seeking comments to assess how the removed measures are b

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