Mac’s Safety Space: Despite bigger influences, Joint Commission wants emergency prep to stem from staff’s abilities
Hospital Safety Insider, March 10, 2010
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Join Steve MacArthur, safety consultant for The Greeley Company, as he offers advice and best practices on a variety of hospital safety topics on his blog, Mac’s Safety Space.
Mac writes in today’s posting that with disaster planning, “Joint Commission surveyors will expect evidence of some competencies relative to incident command roles and responsibilities …”
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