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RTN1605_B5_Consistent Interpretation: PC.02.01.03
• PR: Consistent Interpretation: Joint Commission Surveyors’ Observations on PC.02.01.03, EPs 1, 7, and 20n (PDF) [REF: RN] Perspectives May 2016, Vol 36, #4, Pg 18 JCp1605_B5 This third installment of the consistent interpretation series focuses on PC.02.01.03, one of the most challenging standards for hospitals during 2015. By implication this article suggests that EP…
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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…
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RTN1604_B4_OSHA Workplace Violence Reduction
* EC: OSHA & Worker Safety: Assault Halt OSHA and The Joint Commission offer guidance and resources to curb workplace violence (PDF) [REF: EC, LD, RN] EC News, April 2016, Vol 19, #4, Pg 5 JCe1604_B4 This article essentially makes 3 key points. #1 – “Every health care organization is at risk for occupational violence…