Hospitals have multiple options when it comes time to undergo their PPR. The most extensive option, an on-site visit from The Joint Commission, is the most extensive, with the option to treat the PPR as a full-blown mock survey.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 21, Issue 9
The Joint Commission took a giant step forward in 2009 when it began to include the D icon next to the elements of performance (EP) that require documentation. This ended the long debate over whether a particular EP was required to have documentation support. However, the new icon fails to...
The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare has announced it will release a tool specifically targeting one of healthcare’s most persistent challenges–hand hygiene–in September.
Thank you to all members who participated in our benchmark survey on restraints use. Results will be available on the AHAP website later this week, at www.accreditationprofessional.org.
The Joint Commission announced this week its most challenging requirements list for the first half of 2010. The list for hospitals is dominated, as it has in the past, with standards dealing with fire safety requirements, though the most challenging requirement deals with medical records–another...
