Briefings on JCAHO, December 2006
Briefings on The Joint Commission, December 1, 2006
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Inside:
Lab, suicide tracers part of hospital surveys in 2007
Q&A with Kurt Patton
Goal or not, why you should address disruptive clinician behavior in your organization
What your staff needs to know about the revised SOC dates
Tips to comply with the JCAHO's recently updated look-alike/sound-alike medication list
Simple form helps remind staff to update H&Ps
Steps to overturn prohibited abbreviation RFIs
Make verbal order policies JCAHO/CMS friendly
Lab, suicide tracers part of hospital surveys in 2007
After reading this article, you will be able to
1. define the purpose of program-specific tracers
2. describe the goal of program-specific tracers
3. ame the two program-specific tracers for hospitals
An important survey process change that takes effect January 1 was unexpectedly announced by the JCAHO in November, leaving organizations with little time to prepare for or learn more about the change.
The JCAHO announced in its monthly Perspectives newsletter, which all accredited organizations receive, that it is implementing "program-specific tracers" for its hospital, ambulatory, home care, behavioral healthcare, critical-access hospital, and long-term care accreditation programs.
The purpose of the new tracers is "to better address the unique
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