Assignment task:
The Joint Commission affects both the healthcare providers and the healthcare consumers. This organization encourages incorporation of evidence-based practice by health care providers. This constantly changes the standards and protocol that the healthcare community uses. The consumers in turn benefit from more positive outcomes. The Joint Commission may, for example, set a standard of cleaning protocols for C. diff patient's rooms based on research articles defining the cleaning process. The consumers would then be less likely to spread C. diff leading to less infection and shorter hospital stays.