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RTN1501_B03_Implementing Cultural Change
*TS: On the CUSP: Implementing Cultural Change and Improving Patient Safety[@] [REF: LD, PI, SFT] The Source, January 2015, Vol 13, #1, Pg 1 JCs1501_B03 “The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) aims to improve the culture of safety while providing frontline caregivers with the tools and support that they need to identify and tackle the hazards…
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RTN1501_B04_Tracer: Competence Assessment
*TS:Tracer Methodology 101: Competence Assessment Tracer in a Hospital[@] [REF: HR, JCSC, §48] The Source, January 2015, Vol 13, #1, Pg 2 JCs1501_B04 Although not listed specifically as a type of tracer in the survey activity guide, surveyors can decide to conduct a tracer related to competence. In addition to general comments about what competency is,…
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RTN1501_B05_Evidence of Standards Compliance (ESC)
*TS: Accreditation Management Skills: Developing an Effective Evidence of Standards Compliance[@] [REF: JCSC, §90] The Source, January 2015, Vol 13, #1, Pg 2 JCs1501_B05 This article provides a succinct but useful set of tips for ensuring acceptability of an ESC submission. For example: “It is not enough to say you revised a policy…or reeducated staff… describe the…