Joint Commission exec explains new standards and elements of performance
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance, August 31, 2017
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George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, outgoing director of engineering for The Joint Commission, discusses how the CMS adoption of the 2012 editions of NFPA 101 and NFPA 99 relates to Joint Commission elements of performance (EP) and the intent behind some of the new EPs released in January 2017.
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