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Hospital Safety Connection, December 16, 2010
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Here I am back with yet another question for you to ponder, but first, think on this for a moment:
In my rapidly expanding experience (not unlike the Big Bang of yore), I have noticed that the organizations that have “driven” safety out to the far (in Boston, that would be pronounced “fah”) reaches of the environment are the ones that typically manage their surveys with minimal muss and fuss. This is primarily based on having the ability to identify conditions and deficiencies in a much more proactive fashion than merely relying on hazard surveillance rounds. Yes, I know that The Joint Commission (TJC) only requires two visits per annum to patient areas, one visit for everywhere else – but I would consider that a minimum requirement – hey, something else you could evaluate is meeting TJC frequencies enough?
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