The Joint Commission
Organization in Medicine
The Joint Commission has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Bred To Lead. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Jake Tayler JacobsPresident and chief operating officer of SIPS Healthcare Solutions, a sterile processing consulting firm; host of Bred To Lead
Jacobs claims that by 2017, 76% of hospitals had serious SPD-related accreditation findings.
“But 2017, it was 76% of hospitals had hospital level findings that could shut the hospital down”
Bred To Lead: Bonus: The Next Revolution in Surgery Is Happening Outside the OR (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 28:13
Jacobs states that the Joint Commission first considered sterile processing in 2009.
“2009 was the first year that Joint Commission ever even considered sterile processing”
Bred To Lead: Bonus: The Next Revolution in Surgery Is Happening Outside the OR (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 27:21
Edna GilliamAssistant vice president of perioperative services and sterile processing at a Delaware hospital system; OR nurse by background
Gilliam says the new Joint Commission process involves surveyors speaking directly with staff, including employees with under a year of tenure.
“in the new Joint Commission process, they are going to want to speak to your staff”
Bred To Lead: Bonus: The Next Revolution in Surgery Is Happening Outside the OR (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 13:13
Podcasts
- Bred To Lead · 1 episode
Episodes
Bonus: The Next Revolution in Surgery Is Happening Outside the ORBred To Lead · Oct 23, 2026 · 1 h 6 min
At a live conference session, Jake Tayler Jacobs and Edna Gilliam argue that sterile processing needs verified workforce development, not just certification or temporary staffing.