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While the Joint Commission as we know it is almost 70 years old, its history goes back to 1910. It is an independent, nonprofit organization that, through its deemed status from CMS, accredits and certifies more than 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including acute care and long‐term care facilities, ambulatory care services, hospice and home care programs, behavioral health programs, managed care entities, and health care staffing services. The Joint Commission states that these activities are undertaken to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public. The Joint Commission uses Professional‐Technical Advisory Committees to establish or modify existing standards and determine patient safety goals. Nursing input into these activities occurs through multiple professional nursing organizations with representation on the various advisory and professional‐technical committees, through ongoing dialogues, and via a separately established Nursing Advisory Council that meets periodically to consider nursing issues where the Joint Commission standards play a role in shaping policy. The Joint Commission has had at least one board seat held by a nurse.