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RTN1608_B6_Revising the Statement of Conditions (SOC)
* EC: Revising the Statement of Conditions™ (SOC): PFI rules, SPFI, Time-Limited Waivers, and the end of the 6-month grace period (PDF)[REF: AOM, EC, LDR, SC] EC News, August 2016, Vol 19, #8, Pg 8 JCe1608_B6 Since 1995, healthcare facilities have utilized the Statement of Conditions as a management tool to identify Life Safety…
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RTN1607_B3_Consistent Interpretation (MM.03.01.03, EP1-3)
• PR: Consistent Interpretation (PDF)[REF: LDR, MD,RN, SC] Perspectives July 2016, Vol 36, #7, Pg 10 JCp1607_B3 This fourth installment of the Consistent Interpretation series focuses on MM.03.01.03, EPs 1-3. The basis for citation referenced here appears to be an unclear/inconsistent understanding of what is meant by ‘readily accessible’ emergency medications, where they may be…
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RTN1606_B2_Project Refresh
*TS: A Fresh Perspective: The Joint Commission Revamps Standard and Survey Process (PDF) [REF: LD, SC] The Source, June 2016, Vol 14, #6, Pg 1 JCs1606_B2 TJC’s Project Refresh and one of its initiatives, the Survey Analysis for Evaluation Risk (SAFER) Matrix were announced in the May Perspectives and TJC Online. SAFER actually went into…