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# On December 17, 2015, the '''Joint Commission''' recommended that the sicker the patient the more ID bracelets they should wear. According to the recommendation, an optimally identified ICU patient should have an ID band on all four extremities including a neck collar.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/12/joint-commission/ Joint Commission Requires More Name Tag Bracelets for Sicker Patients]</ref> Since critical care teams were vocal because the increased ID bracelets were getting in the way, the '''Joint Commission''' deemed the recommendation a success.
# On August 29, 2014, the '''Joint Commission''' issued its most controversial set of guidelines to date: the mandate of a 42-step timeout prior to the initiation of CPR. Over time, hospitals have reported that the cumbersome 42-step process of checks and crosschecks requires no less than 42 people. Ever since the implementation of the mandate, codes have become 100% unsuccessful, as the patient is usually whisked away to the morgue by the time CPR has started. The most critical step in the 42-step process as identified by the '''Joint Commission''' is the use of a ferret as a witness prior to the initiation of CPR.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/08/cpr/ Joint Commission Mandates Extensive Timeout Prior to Initiating CPR]</ref> The '''Joint Commission''' has called the mandate a resounding success, commenting that "nothing is possible if we put our minds to it."
# On September 9, 2014, the '''Joint Commission''' gave health care providers some semblance of hope when it cited itself as a major hindrance to patient safety and provider productivity<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/09/joint-commission-2/ Joint Commission Cites Itself as a Major Hindrance to Medical Care]</ref>, citing their [http://gomerblog.com/2014/08/cpr/ extensive timeout prior to CPR] as the wake-up call. Ultimately, the '''Joint Commission''' would ignore the wake-up call, laugh it off, and proceed in its usual obstructive ways.
# On October 14, 2014, the '''Joint Commission''' enacted a new patient privacy mandate that all hospitalized patients were to be known as Bob independent of "name, age, gender, race or sexual orientation."<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/10/joint-commission-3/ Joint Commission Mandates All Patients Be Known As Bob]</ref> The '''Joint Commission''' had initially advocated for the names [[John Doe]] and [[Jane Doe]], until they realized these were real people. Instead, they pushed for the less common name Bob. The policy mandate was deemed a success due to the massive increase in medication errors and mortality.