Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Don’t forget that the latest edition of the Survey Coordinator’s Handbook will be posted for members on the Website at the end of the month.Read More »

True or false: It is important to evaluate the effectiveness of your improvement actions to know whether they have given you the desired result...Read More »

The Joint Commission has added a clarification to standard RC.02.01.01, EP 4, under the Record of Care, Treatment, and Services chapter. This...Read More »

Thanks to all who participated in the last Working Group Call.Read More »

Starting in 2011, Joint Commission surveyors will begin looking at—but not scoring—new standards for patient-centered communication. These...Read More »

Inside:

• Life Safety, EOC top 2010 most challenging standards list
• Are you ready for the new patient-centered communication
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Has your facility considered going restraint free? Have you succeeded? According to the most recent benchmarking survey conducted by the...Read More »

Every September at Executive Briefings, The Joint Commission announces its most commonly cited standards for the first half of the year. 2010 is...Read More »

Several major issues have been addressed or streamlined headed into 2011, The Joint Commission stated during its recent Executive Briefings...Read More »

Thanks to all who participated in last week’s Working Group Call.Read More »