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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