-
RTN1605_B6_Tracer: Pain Management
*TS: Tracer Methodology 101: Tracing Pain Management in a Nursing Care Center (PDF) [REF: RN] The Source, May 2016, Vol 14, #1, Pg 4 JCs1601_B6 Although the setting is a Nursing Care Center, the article makes a couple of useful points for psychiatric settings as well. First, it indicates that a key compliance challenge is…
-
RTN1605_B7_Update on e-Measures
*TS: Update on e-Measures: Joint Commission Launches Pioneers in Quality Program Benchmark (PDF) [REF: IM, PI] The Source, May 2016, Vol 14, #1, Pg 8 JCs1601_B7 It has been two years since TJC published a formal update on e-measures also known as Electronically Specified Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs). In that 2014 article entitled Benchmark –…
-
RTN1605_B8_Means of Egress Integrity (LS.02.01.20)
* EC: The importance of maintaining the integrity of the means of egress (PDF) [REF: EC, LD] EC News, May 2016, Vol 19, #1, Pg 1 JCe1605_B7 LS.02.01.20 has been among the 4 most frequently cited TJC hospital standards for the last 5 years. The most problematic elements of performance have been numbers 13 (exit…