Briefings on the Joint Commission, December 2014

Table of Contents

Building a better narrative

p. 5 How do you use healthcare professionals’ natural storytelling abilities to build a better medical record? Find out how one organization did so inside.

Ebola Update

p. 8. BOJ advisor Elizabeth Di Giacomo-Geffers, RN, MPH, CSHA follows up on last month’s overview with the latest news on CC recommendations for preparing for Ebola patients.

Bonus tool

p. 10 This month, BOJ advisor Elizabeth Di Giacomo-Geffers, RN, MPH, CSHA has provided a checklist for use in tracking Joint Commission RFIs.

What should I be doing now?

p. 11 BOJ advisor Jodi Eisenberg, MHA, CPHQ, CPMSM, CSHA continues her ongoing series benchmarking what a hospital should be working at each point of the survey cycle. Find out what month eleven should entail inside.

The importance of environment

p. 12 This month BOJ guest columnist Patrick Pianezza, MHA, discusses the impact of environment of care on patient satisfaction.

CAMH addition turns focus on leadership involvement

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