Answered By: Allison McDermott
Last Updated: Oct 11, 2024     Views: 161

Joint Commission: The Source database contains a blend of news, strategies, and tools for health care professionals regarding accreditation.

You can access this database by taking the following steps:

1. From the library homepage, click Find Articles and More.

Yellow arrow pointing to the Find Articles and More link on the library homepage.

2. Click Databases by Subject.

Yellow highlight over databases by subject.

3. On the "jump to" menu click Health and Medicine.

Databases by Subject page with Health and Medicine in the jump to menu highlighted in yellow.

4. Click on the Joint Commission: The Source link in the list of databases.

Link to the Joint Commission: The Source database.

You can access articles within this database by taking the following steps:

1. Once you have accessed the database, use the keyword search line in the left navigation bar to enter keywords related to your topic. Then click the Search button.

Keyword search in Joint Commission: The Source

2. Click on any of the volumes of The Source found under the Available Periodicals heading in the left navigation bar.

Red box around the available periodicals section in the Joint Commission: the source

3.  Once you have an issue up you can browse for relevant content using the magnifying glass in the top navigation bar.  

Red box around the search option within an article in the joint commission the source.

4. When you have located an issue you intend to use click on the download icon to download the issue.

red arrow pointing to the download button for an issue in the joint commission.

For additional information, please see the Joint Commission: The Source tip sheet.

If you still have questions you can chat in real-time with a librarian here.

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