The Joint Commission’s Speak Up™ program urges patients to take an active role in preventing health care errors by becoming involved and informed participants on their health care team.

Speak Up™ is The Joint Commission’s patient safety program. The goal of Speak Up™ is to help patients and their advocates become active in their care. Launched in 2002, the Joint Commission’s Speak Up™ program has reached people in more than 70 countries and has received numerous awards.

Speak Up™ is The Joint Commission’s patient safety program. The goal of Speak Up™ is to help patients and their advocates become active in their care. Launched in 2002, the Speak Up™ program has reached people in more than 70 countries and has received numerous awards.

See the first in the Speak Up ™ series of patient safety and quality campaigns. This campaign encourages patients to speak up and be active participants in their healthcare. As with all Speak Up campaigns, these materials are free and can be used by healthcare organizations and other interested stakeholders that want to promote the Speak Up ...

In Speak Up to Prevent Infection, the latest video in the award-winning Speak Up campaign, Diego takes simple but critical steps to protect himself and his grandmother from harmful infections. Watch the video today.

Speak Up™ campaigns and messages are used in a variety of ways in Joint Commission-accredited and -certified organizations, community and civic organizations, and other health care-related companies. Here are some of the ways Speak Up is being used.

2024年6月5日 · The Speak Up™ campaign offers ways patients can actively practice medication safety across care settings, such as learning about their medication, making sure their caregiver confirms their name before giving a medication and informing their doctor if they don’t feel well after taking a medication.

2024年6月5日 · A new educational campaign from The Joint Commission, Speak Up™ About Your Medications, focuses on how medication safety is a team effort. Patients, doctors, pharmacists and other caregivers all have a role in giving the right medication, in the correct dosage, while avoiding bad reactions.

In Speak Up ™ For Safe Surgery, learn about the different ways to plan for your surgery, what to do before and after your procedure, and what to expect regarding special COVID-19 pandemic safety procedures at your health care organization.

Though many are caring for others out of love and compassion, most unpaid caregivers report high levels of anxiety, distress or burnout. This Speak Up campaign provides ideas for strengthening your impact and getting some well-deserved support, and includes: Examples of what unpaid caregivers do