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RTN1402_A_HIghlights
State & Psychiatric Hospital Compliance Collaborative’s Reading Tips Newsletter (RTN) February 2014, Volume 8, Issue 2 **WHAT’S NEW for February 2014 Article of the Month Not Documented, Not Done: How to keep track of what you need to do for Joint Commission standards compliance—and prove that you’ve done it[®] EC News, February 2014, Vol 17,…
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RTN1402_B1_IC.02.02.01 High-Level Disinfection
Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *PR: High-level Disinfection and Sterilization: Know Your Process[®] [REF: IC] Perspectives, February 2014, Vol 34, #2, Pg 9 JCp1402_B1 47% of hospitals are found non-compliant with IC.02.02.01. As reported in this article, frequent causes for this are a failure to have, have access to and/or utilize current evidence-based guidelines as required by…
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RTN1402_B2_RI.01.01.03/PC.02.01.21 Health Literacy
*TS: Promoting Understanding: Strategies for Improving Patient and Family Health Literacy[®] [REF: LDR, PtAd] The Source, February 2014, Vol 12, #2, Pg 1 JCs1402_b2 Key aspects of Health Literacy are addressed by RI.01.01.03 and PC.02.01.21. As you might expect, poor or low health literacy can have a negative effect on the quality and outcomes of care. …