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RTN1508_B3_CJCP-Transplant Safety (TS.01.01.01)
*TS: CJCP: Certified Joint Commission Professional: Focus on the “Transplant Safety” Chapter (PDF/QV) [REF: JCSC] The Source, August 2015, Vol 13, #8, Pg 7 JCs1508_B3 The Transplant Safety Chapter seems minimally relevant to psychiatric hospitals because of our low (most often zero) organ donation and procurement conversion rates (#22*). Still, the standards are applicable, and our…
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RTN1508_B4_Averting Drug Diversion
* EC: Averting Drug Diversion: How to recognize and prevent medication theft by staff (PDF/QV) [REF: MD, Phrm/P&T, RN] EC News, August 2015, Vol 18, #8, Pg 1 JCe1501_B4 As indicated in the subtitle, the article focuses on drug diversion/theft by the hospital’s staff. Although reliable incident numbers are hard to obtain the article comments…
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RTN1508_B5_Physical Environment Portal
* EC: Joint Commission and ASHE Launch Portal to Address Environmental Challenges: Resources focus on most challenging standards for hospital compliance (PDF/QV) [REF: EOC, JCSC, LDR PI, SFT] EC News, August 2015, Vol 18, #8, Pg 3 JCe1501_B5 Environment of Care (EC) and Life Safety (LS) standards are constantly among the most frequently cited in both…