Foreign adventures. As the Joint Commission teams with the WHO to encourage patients safety worldwide, some wonder what's behind the move.

The Joint Commission is expanding its reach with the release of global patient-safety "solutions" developed under the aegis of the WHO. Some wonder if it's an attempt by the accrediting body to raise its profile overseas after it has come under fire in the U.S. for miscues here. The AHA's Nancy Foster, left, calls it a "welcome" collaboration that "could be of enormous benefit to patients around the world.