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RTN1403_B7_EC.02.04.03/EC.02.03.05 Maintenance Hx
*JO: Prepublication Standards – Revised Requirements for the Environment of Care (EC) Chapter[®] [REF: CMS, EOC] TJC Pre-Pub Standards, March 3, 2014 JCo1403_B7 CMS Survey and Certification letter 1407 clarified when a hospital may adjust its maintenance, inspection, and testing activities for facility and medical equipment from what is recommended by the manufacturer. In response/concert…
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RTN1307_B1_Alarms (NPSG.06.01.01)
Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls •PR: – The Joint Commission Announces 2014 National Patient Safety Goal[®] [REF: EOC, MD, RN, SFT] Perspectives, July 2013, Vol 33, #7, Pg 1 Three months ago TJC published a Sentinel Event Alert (SEA) on Medical Device Alarm Safety in Hospitals (Issue 50, April 8, 2003). At the time, we…
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RTN1307_B2_EM Oversight (LD0401/EM0301)
• PR: New and Revised Requirements Address Emergency Management Oversight[®] [REF: EOC, JCSC, LDR, SFT] Perspectives July 2012, Vol 33, #7, Pg 14 TJC is implementing new and revised EP to improve the oversight of emergency management. These changes are found in LD.04.01.01 (EP25), LD.04.01.05 (EP12), EM.03.01.01 (EP4), and EM.03.01.03 (EP13-14). Through them, accountability for hospital-wide…