Did you know that the Joint Commission has standards that support the provision of high-quality crisis services in both Hospital and Behavioral Health settings? In fact, the Joint Commission has had these standards for years. However, these standards have never been...
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Be aware! There’s a new Joint Commission COVID-19 staff vaccination standard effective July 1, 2022. The new standard is in the Infection Control chapter: IC.02.04.02. This Joint Commission standard mirrors the recent CMS COVID-19 staff vaccination requirements which...
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The Joint Commission recently announced elimination of the requirement for a 90% flu vaccination goal effective January 1, 2021. Currently, Infection Control standard IC.02.04.01 Element of Performance # 5 requires organizations to set “incremental influenza...
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As we know, regular Joint Commission surveys are resuming in June. Thus, as you ramp up your survey readiness, it’s important to focus on areas that will be a high priority for TJC. Clearly, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, infection control will be one of those...
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COVID-19 and suicide risk: definitely two challenging patient care issues. Recently, The Joint Commission (TJC) answered a question about monitoring COVID-19 patients who are a high suicide risk. Specifically, the question was whether staff doing a 1:1 observation for...
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