Emergency management standards revised

The Joint Commission has announced revisions to its Emergency Management standards intended to take into account leadership accountability for hospitals and critical access hospitals.

Based upon a field review conducted in 2012, these changes will go into effect as of January 1, 2014 and target leadership involvement and oversight as well as staff input.

For more on the revised standards, which will appear in the edition of the standards for both programs in November, visit The Joint Commission’s website.