Jan 12, 2021 by Barrins & Associates
Environment of Care, Life Safety, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionHospitals
Get ready! The Joint Commission Environment of Care survey process for hospitals has changed in 2021. Previously, there was a one hour session on the hospital survey agenda dedicated to the Environment of Care review. TJC eliminated that session effective January 1,...
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Nov 23, 2020 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
What’s the latest on Joint Commission survey activity? As we know, The Joint Commission resumed onsite survey activity in June. Their approach has been to conduct onsite surveys in counties that are low risk for COVID-19. At the same time, they began conducting a...
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Nov 15, 2020 by Barrins & Associates
Infection Control, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
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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Oct 30, 2020 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Medical Staff, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
As we head into 2021, watch for a more consistent surveyor approach to the Joint Commission Credentialing & Privileging Tracer. In the past, this session has been somewhat surveyor dependent and, thus, has varied in its level of scrutiny. Seems...
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Oct 15, 2020 by Barrins & Associates
Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
There’s a valuable resource you should know about on your TJC Connect extranet site. It’s the Joint Commission Heads-Up Report. You’ll find it under the Resources & Tools section. Joint Commission Heads-Up Reports TJC produces these reports quarterly for all...
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