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[[File:Joint Commission New Regulation Algorithm.jpg|400px|thumb|right|''Figure 9'']]
# 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 recommendations 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 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.