title: JCAHO's ORYX could set national benchmarks.
abstract: New Joint Commission outcomes reporting requirements could prove a benchmarking boom in the long term, as a huge national database is created. The Joint Commission says it will coordinate the way outcomes are reported, which will bring desperately needed standardization to outcomes reporting. Short-term costs could be heavy as new systems and staffing strain already stretched budgets.
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