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[[File:Joint Commission New Regulation Algorithm.jpg|400px|thumb|right|''Figure 9'']]
# 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 initiation<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/08/cpr/ Joint Commission Mandates Extensive Timeout Prior to Initiating CPR]</ref>
# 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.
# On November 5, 2014, the '''Joint Commission''' had leaked an algorithm for the creation of new regulations, which Gomerblog made aware to the general public.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/11/joint-commission-regulation/ Joint Commission Healthcare New Regulation Algorithm Leaked]</ref> Quick study of the evaluation realized several key components: 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 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.
