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To counter the unchecked power of the '''Joint Commission''', health care providers have taken numerous steps.
#On June 21, 2013, hospital administrators nationwide initiated "Operation Temporary Change," during which "absolutely everything" met the standards of the '''Joint Commission''' during their visit and after which (usually three days later) the hospital would revert back to normal operations.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/06/joint-commission-is-coming-hospital-plans-to-change-everything-for-one-day-and-revert-back-to-normal-operations-afterwards/ Joint Commission is Coming: Hospital to Change Everything for Three Days Then Revert to Normal Operations]</ref>
#In October 2014, a movement started to do tear down any '''Joint Commission''' tips printed and taped up in [[Bathroom|bathroom stalls]] across the health care system, stating, "They may take our beverages away, our ability to effectively treat patients, and our dignity, but they will never take our freedom!"<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/11/joint-commission-tips/ Petition to Rip Down All Joint Commission Tips and Pearls Sheets from Bathroom Stalls Gaining Momentum]</ref>
#On January 20, 2015, doctors and nurses joined forces to form the [http://gomerblog.com/2015/01/hospital-regulations/ Gigantic Commission], an independent organization dedicated to accredit, certify, and inhibit the '''Joint Commission.'''<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/01/hospital-regulations/ Doctors and Nurses Form “The Gigantic Commission” to Accredit The Joint Commission]</ref>
