* EC: Clarifications and Expectations: EC Dashboard Keeps Compliance Front and Center (Step-by-step tips for creating and using valuable dashboard tools) (PDF/QV) [REF: EOC, JCSC, PI] EC News, February 2015, Vol 18, #2, Pg 1 JCe1502_B4

Failure to comply with a challenging standard is not always the result of not knowing the requirement or how to meet it. Often, it is related to a failure to do what needs to be done in a timely and consistent fashion.  Although not a requirement or guarantee of survey success, the use of dashboards, especially for complying with difficult EC and LS standards, is encouraged in this article.  Beyond that, the article actually provides and walks the reader through a specific [PEARL] Excel-based dashboarding example using EC.02.05.01. A blank writable copy of the tool is also provided.
Tip: Since EC and LS standards are the most frequently cited for state psychiatric hospitals, EOC, JCSC and LDR are strongly encouraged to download, adapt and utilize this dashboarding tool to collect (EC.04.01.01) and analyze (EC.04.01.03) data that is periodically reported to the EC committee for a subset of the most frequently and/or most recently (i.e., last survey) cited standards from these chapters. [Note: it may be useful to have JCSC/PI take initial responsibility for learning and constructing the dashboard and then training EOC on its use.]