I just wanted to add this part of the announcement, because I read the title as meaning they were no longer going to look, at all, at this element.

>>Although PC-05a will not be used in the 2015 Top Performer calculation, data collection and publication of the results for this measure on Quality Check® will continue. Some hospitals have been very successful in achieving excellent performance on this difficult measure. The Joint Commission hopes to use the experience of these organizations to identify “lessons learned” for other hospitals. To view the accountability measures for which CY 2014 data will be used for 2015 Top Performer recognition, visit The Joint Commission Web site. (Contact: Top Performer program, [log in to unmask])<<
  

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