Joint Commission deletes standard related to performance on ORYX measures

Editor's Note

The Joint Commission announced August 21 that Standard PI.02.01.03: “The hospital improves its performance on ORYX accountability measures” and the Standard's one Element of Performance: “The hospital achieves a composite performance rate of at least 85% on the ORYX accountability measures transmitted to the Joint Commission” will be permanently deleted, effective January 1, 2018.

The Joint Commission has determined that it is not possible to accurately calculate the composite rate with the degree of assurance necessary.

Effective January 1, 2018 Standard PI.02.01.03 and its one element of performance, will be permanently deleted. It has been suspended since January 2015 (see December 2014 Perspectives) and will now be deleted because The Joint Commission has determined that it is not possible to accurately calculate the composite rate with the degree of assurance necessary.