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• Article of the Month
  • Clarifications and Expectations: EC Dashboard Keeps Compliance Front and Center (Step-by-step tips for creating and using valuable dashboard tools) EC News, February 2015, Vol 18, #2, Pg 1 [Recommended for: EOC, JCSC, PI] – We would like you to be aware of the dashboarding tool described in this article. The online location of the tool is the ‘Assets’ section of the Joint Commission Resources website suggesting they may be the developers. TJC is careful not to officially endorse the tool as any guarantee of compliance or survey success. Still, it is rare for TJC to feature any tool with the level of detail and illustration provided here…complete with sample illustration and working template. Remember the high frequency of compliance difficulty posed by EC and LS standards for accredited hospitals in general (8 of top 10) and our hospitals in particular (i.e., 5 of top 10) when you consider this tool.
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**RECOMMENDED READING:

1. PR: Dental Clinic Surveys: (IC/EOC) Clarification TJC (PDF/QV) [REF:IC]
2. TS: Preparing for Infectious Disease Outbreaks (Ebola) TJC  (PDF/QV) [REF: IC]
3. TS: CMS: Standards Changes for Deemed Status Hospitals TJC (PDF/QV) [REF: CMS, EOC, JCSC, LD, MD, Phrm, RN]
4. EC: C&E: EC Dashboard… (Step-by-step tips…) TJC (PDF/QV) [REF: EOC, JCSC, PI]
5. EC: 6/1/15 deadline … for new OSHA labeling TJC  (PDF/QV) [REF: EOC, 2015]

**USEFUL UPDATES, LINKS & DOWNLOADS:

• Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008
• Ebola treatment centers
• JCR: EC Dashboard Template (Excel)
• OSHA Brief Hazardous Communication Standard: Labels and Pictograms
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