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# 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 [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."<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.