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# On April 5, 2016, the '''Joint Commission''' mandated a new pain scale, the Strong-Faker Pain Scale, that ranged from 0 to infinity, thereby allowing patients to have pain ratings as high as their imaginations could take them.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/04/new-pain-scale/ Joint Commission Mandates New Pain Scale That Goes to Infinity]</ref> The '''Joint Commission''' felt the epidemic of patients describing their pain as greater than 10 reflected that the Wong-Baker FACES scale had become obsolete. As a result of this measure, the '''Joint Commission''' replaced the headaches of health care providers with full-on strokes. The '''Joint Commission''' has called this mandate a huge victory, though it is unclear who is winning.
# On July 29, 2016, the '''Joint Commission''' recommended an annual "Patient Safety Purge" during which the '''Joint Commission''' would suspend safety measures for 12 hours. The move was inspired by the movie ''The Purge'' with the hope of restoring the morale of health care practitioners and getting "all their dangerous and reckless behaviors out of their system once a year." Some of the safety measures not enforced during the 12-hour window include handwashing, open beverages or eating at the [[Nurses Station|nurses station]], isolation, documentation, blindfolded procedures, codes, duty-hour restrictions for residents, [[Vital Signs|vital signs]], [[Correlatus clinicus|clinical correlation]], use of profanity, or a having a medical license to practice. In fact, the '''Joint Commission''' ended its recommendation with the statement "Blessed be the Joint Commission, a health care system reborn. May God be with you all."<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/07/joint-commission-patient-purge/ The Joint Commission Announces First Annual “Patient Safety Purge”]</ref>
# On November 19, 2016, the '''Joint Commission''' created the [[Pyramids of Punishment]] or Pyramids of Pain, a penalty system for health care providers who violate patient safety measures.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/11/joint-commission-patient-safety/ Joint Commission Announces Pyramids of Punishment for Patient Safety Violations]</ref>