January 9, 2025

Joint Commission Launches SAFER Benchmarking Tool for Hospital Performance Insights

Joint Commission Online

Contributed by: Kate Gamble

Summary

The Joint Commission has launched the SAFER Peer Benchmarking tool to assist hospitals and health systems in comparing their survey results with those of peer organizations. Set to be available in January 2025 through the Joint Commission Connect® extranet, this tool uses survey data from the SAFER® Matrix to evaluate performance across various factors. It enables hospitals to identify their strengths and weaknesses in areas like Leadership and Patient Safety Goals while ensuring data confidentiality. However, the Joint Commission has prohibited the use of this benchmarking data in external communications or marketing claims.