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The Joint Commission Issues Safety Tips for Reprocessing Critical Gear
The guidance includes specific reminders about single-use devices.
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TJC’s Revised Workplace Violence Prevention Requirements Take Effect
The revised standards address data collection and analysis, leadership oversight, training, and post-incident procedures. Recognizing incidents of workplace violence are underreported in healthcare, The Joint Commission created a comprehensive definition of workplace violence that should be incorporated into an organization’s policies and procedures.
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Analysis: Residents Vulnerable to Physical, Verbal Assault
In one emergency department, more than three-quarters of all healthcare workers said they experienced a violent assault in the prior 12 months. -
TJC Updates Workplace Violence Prevention Standards
As of Jan. 1, 2022, accredited facilities must educate, train, monitor, and assess more often. -
TJC Offers Tips to Boost Smart Infusion Pump Safety
Smart infusion pumps are nearly ubiquitous in acute care settings across the country today, representing a big step forward in infusion safety. However, errors still can occur. The Joint Commission notes errors usually are attributable to a combination of human and technical risk factors. -
The Joint Commission Expands Data Sources for Telehealth Credentialing by Proxy
The Joint Commission has expanded the pool of data sources from which an organization may obtain information when privileging telemedicine providers. However, legal experts caution there are risks when depending on others for credentialing information.
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The Joint Commission Sets Specific Ethical Expectations
Leadership is expected to establish an ethical framework on which all operations, policies, procedures, and services are based, and in a manner that supports the delivery of safe, quality care, treatment, and services.
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Lack of Metrics, Specificity, and Regulations Concern Some Ethics Services
To some, there is a perception that regulatory agencies still consider ethics a small-volume service handled by a volunteer committee instead of a critical, high-volume service run by paid ethics staff. A few professionals in the trenches believe this critical subject is taken too lightly.
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TJC: Quality Improvement Should Include Data Analysis on Equitable Care
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the substantial disparities in healthcare that have existed in the United States for many years. The Joint Commission recently issued tips for identifying healthcare disparities and addressing them.
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TJC Offers Guidance on Accreditation and Effects from COVID-19
COVID-19 has affected hospitals and health systems in many ways, extending to the accreditation requirements and processes of The Joint Commission (TJC). Responding to many questions and concerns from accredited facilities, TJC recently offered answers in a webinar. The topics were wide-ranging, from the waiver of certain requirements to telehealth and documentation.