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Arguably the most important article in the December Perspectives discusses developing healthcare’s reporting culture. It’s detailed in Sentinel Event Alert publication #60, Developing a Reporting Culture: Learning from Close Calls and Hazardous Conditions.
As with all TJC Sentinel Event Alerts, read and analyze the advice it contains. Here are the steps you should take.
Perspectives also announced new pain assessment management standards. It covers for home care, behavioral healthcare and nursing care center accreditation. Here’s what you need to know.
John Rosing, our Executive Vice President, discusses new pain management standards in an interview with OR Manager. He discusses the political climate and past changes that led to the formation of these new standards. Without a doubt, the opioid crisis impacted the changes. It’s a big reason the Joint Commission took a more conservative approach.
Definitely read the entire article to learn about the changes and his advice on how to move forward.
Finally, Patton Healthcare Consulting provides Joint Commission Compliance Assistance and a full range of pre-survey and post survey services to healthcare organizations. Contact our office at 888-742-4621, via email or through our website contact page to schedule a discussion of your needs and learn more about our compliance and readiness expertise.
Our coverage of frequently scored standards continues with common dialysis survey issues. Dialysis machine and water testing is currently an area of focus for the Joint Commission. And, because it deals with dialysis machine and water maintenance testing, EC.02.04.03, EP 5 is more technical than other areas.
The following list details the common issues.
Is infection prevention a frequently scored standard? In fact, it ranks among the top few in our database. But, there are steps you can take to ensure it isn’t an issue for you.