What is Shared Vision-New Pathways?
In fall 2002, the Joint Commission announced significant changes to its accreditation process for health care organizations. Shared Visions-New Pathways is an initiative that sharpens the focus of the accreditation process on operational systems critical to the safety and quality of patient care. “Shared Visions” represents a vision that the Joint Commission has with health care organizations–as well as with health care oversight bodies and the public–to bridge what has been called a gap or chasm between the current state of health care and the potential for safer, higher quality care. “New Pathways” represents a new set of approaches or “pathways” through the accreditation process that will support fulfillment of the Shared Visions.
