This date is about six months later than that originally approved by the board. Nov.-June 2002 Hospitals formally select core measure sets based on the health care services that they provide.
Hospitals begin data collection.
The due date is four months from the end of the last month of the reporting quarter. For more information, see the Initial Measure Sets . More information will be published in the July issue of Joint Commission Perspectives . The proposed profile would also indicate the hospital's consideration and implementation of safety practices disseminated to the field through Sentinel Event Alert . Both displays would be included in the organization's Performance Report.