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RTN1403_B6_Hazardous Drugs
* EC: Menacing Meds: How to safely manage hazardous drugs in the health care environment[®] [REF: EOC, P&T, RN] EC News, March 2014, Vol 17, #3, Pg 8 JCe1403_B6 EC.02.02.01 requires the safe handling of hazardous materials and wastes, to include hazardous drugs. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a hazardous…
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RTN1403_B7_EC.02.04.03/EC.02.03.05 Maintenance Hx
*JO: Prepublication Standards – Revised Requirements for the Environment of Care (EC) Chapter[®] [REF: CMS, EOC] TJC Pre-Pub Standards, March 3, 2014 JCo1403_B7 CMS Survey and Certification letter 1407 clarified when a hospital may adjust its maintenance, inspection, and testing activities for facility and medical equipment from what is recommended by the manufacturer. In response/concert…
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RTN1403_E
Act: Activity/Occ Therapy, Rehab, CHP: Chaplain, C&P: Credentialing & Privileging, EOC: Environment of Care/Engineering & Maint, FB: Finance/Business, FdDt: Food services/Dietary, GB: Gov Body, HR: Human Resources/Personnel, HST: Human Service Tech/Aid, IC: Infection Control, IM: Info Mgt/Med Records, IT: Info Technology, JCSC: Jt Com Survey Coordinator, LDR: Leadership/Mgt, MD: Medical Director/Medical Staff, PI: Performance/Quality Improvement com/dept, P&T: Pharmacy/Pharmacy…