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Accreditation Monthly

Sharon Courage, MPH, RN, Vice President of Hospital Services, and other Joint Commission accreditation and regulatory compliance subject matter experts share their views monthly to help accreditation professionals meet standards and compliance expectations.

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Accreditation Monthly

Issue 12, December 6, 2005

• JCAHO to start onsite ESC validation surveys in January

  Predictably, the JCAHO recently announced plans to randomly conduct onsite surveys to validate...

Issue 11, November 6, 2005

• The Importance of Performing EC Risk Assessments

  Does JCAHO prohibit storage of materials or supplies in sink cabinets? Do electrical outlets in our...

Issue 10, October 7, 2005 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

Issue 9, September 9, 2005 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• 5 Steps to Reduce Wrong-patient/Wrong-site Surgery

  "The Week in Healthcare" column appearing in the August 22, 2005 issue of Modern Healthcare cited a...

Issue 8, August 9, 2005 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

Issue 7, July 9, 2005 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

Issue 6, June 9, 2005 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

Issue 4, April 9, 2005 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

Issue 3, March 9, 2005 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

Issue 2, February 15, 2005 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

Issue 1, January 15, 2005 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE