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# On November 5, 2014, the '''Joint Commission''' had leaked an algorithm for the creation of new regulations, which [http://www.gomerblog.com Gomerblog] made aware to the general public.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/11/joint-commission-regulation/ Joint Commission Healthcare New Regulation Algorithm Leaked]</ref> Analysis of the algorithm notes several key components to creating a '''Joint Commission''' policy recommendation: avoid scientific evidence, impede patient care, encourage impracticality, and upset health care workers.
# On May 19, 2015, the '''Joint Commission''' shut down [[Doc McStuffins]] after an audit revealed a myriad of protocol and safety deficiencies, which include but are not limited to [[Hipaacratic Oath|HIPAA violations]], lack of an [[EHR]], lack of implementation of performance metrics, and child labor law violations.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/05/mcstuffins-clinic/ Joint Commission Shuts Down McStuffins Clinic for Violations]</ref> This was a dark day for medicine, as the Joint Commission's powers proved to extend beyond the real world.
# On December 8, 2015, the '''Joint Commission''' pushed for a new television quality initiative after a patient leapt to his death when his TV was stuck on [[''The View'']], stating that . "Nurses and doctors should know what channels are available and how to quickly address TV malfunctions, as well as providing documentation of the above competencies" is what the '''Joint Commission''' stated."<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/12/patient-the-view/ Patient Leaps to Death After Hospital TV Stuck on The View; Joint Commission Investigating]</ref> Medical personnel got behind the initiative. Except for the documentation part.
# On January 19, 2016, the '''Joint Commission''' made a rare recommendation that drew the universal support of medical personnel: reversing their ban on caffeinated drinks at the [[Nurses Station|nurses station]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/01/nursing-stations-coffee/ The Joint Commission Now Encourages Coffee At Nursing Stations, Mortality Rates Plummet]</ref> Ever since the announcement, there has been a universal decline in errors, [http://gomerblog.com/2015/06/morbidity-mortality/ morbidity & mortality], bitterness towards fellow humans, and yawning.
# On March 18, 2016, a non-expert study conducted by the '''Joint Commission''' stated that the physician butthole was the source of all iatrogenic infections. Because providers were already required to wash their hands and hands are less clean than buttholes, the '''Joint Commission''' mandated that all physicians have a complete colon cleanse between each patient encounter, using either [[GoLYTELY]] or [[GoHEAVILY]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/03/colon-cleansed/ Joint Commission Mandates Physicians Have Colon Cleansed Between Each Patient Encounter]</ref> As of September 13, 2016, the '''Joint Commission''' is considering extending the mandate to all health care providers, not just physicians.