Chassin

As Chassin wrote over ten years ago, "We have created systems that depend upon idealized standards of performance that require individual physicians, nurses, and pharmacists to perform tasks at levels of perfection that cannot be achieved by human beings."

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As her name became associated with the story, Chassin received several angry e-mails - though no threats, to her knowledge - from people who were mad at her for a decision she had no control over.

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Chassin, takes it upon him to address a minister of State in a court where punctilio reigned supreme.

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But Dr. Chassin said the criteria used by his group were the best available for gauging performance.

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Dr. Chassin pointed out in a call with reporters on Wednesday that compliance should be close to 100 percent with standard procedures like vaccinating pneumonia patients for influenza and properly removing hair before surgeries.

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Dr. Chassin said there were 121 hospitals that would not pass that mark based on their 2010 scores.

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"Reputation and performance on important measures of quality do not always correlate," said Dr. Mark R. Chassin, the Joint Commission's president.

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Specific performance levels are being determined and the commission expects to add them to its accreditation checklist in 2012, Chassin said.

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Chassin and colleagues conceded that some existing measures do not meet all these standards.

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