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Lab Focus - Issue 2, 2013

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News about the Laboratory Accreditation Program.

Related Items: Lab Focus (Newsletter) , Laboratory Services

06/17/2013
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Facts about Behavioral Health Care Accreditation

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The Joint Commission has been active in behavioral health care accreditation since 1969 when it began accrediting organizations providing services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Related Items: Fact Sheets , Behavioral Health Care

06/17/2013
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Home Care Webinar Replays

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06/17/2013
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Birthrights - The Daily News

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From: The Daily News, Published: June 15, 2013

Related Items: In The News , Perinatal

06/15/2013
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Venous Thromboembolism

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The Joint Commission Response to the Annals of Internal Medicine Editorial Regarding VTE.

Related Items: Performance Measurement , Core Measure Set , Transitions of Care and Performance Measurement

06/14/2013
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Do you have a successful infection control practice you’d like to share?

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Something as simple as hand washing and other infection control practices can make a difference in keeping your patients and residents healthy and happy. I’m sure many of you have developed creative, effective strategies to prevent infections in your long term care or assisted living facility.

Related Items: Infection Control , Nursing and Rehabilitation Center , Skilled Nursing Facility , LTC Update (Newsletter)

06/14/2013
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Accreditation Publicity Kit: Sample News Releases

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The Joint Commission provides news release samples by program to help organizations promote their accreditation.

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06/13/2013
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Sentinel Event

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Sentinel Event Alerts, statistics, (Updated for 2Q 2012) forms and tools, FAQs and more.

Related Items: Sentinel Event , Sentinel Event Alert

06/13/2013
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Debunking four common myths about ambulatory accreditation

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If you’re having a hard time separating myth from reality when it comes to Joint Commission ambulatory care accreditation, read how one ambulatory surveyor debunks them all.

Related Items: Ambulatory Advisor , Ambulatory

06/11/2013
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Joint Commission Requirements

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Joint Commission Requirements is a free listing of all policy revisions to standards published in Joint Commission Perspectives that have gone into effect since the accreditation/certification manual was last issued.

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06/10/2013
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About Our Standards

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Clinical Alarm Management Environmental Assessment available through April 27, 2012.

06/10/2013
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Maryland Senate Bill 1057

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On May 2, 2013 the Governor of Maryland signed Senate Bill 1057 which requires health care staffing firms to be licensed by the Office of Health Care Quality, in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Related Items: Health Care Staffing

06/10/2013
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Sentinel Event Policy and Procedures

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Sentinel Event Policy and Procedures

Related Items: Ambulatory Health Care , Behavioral Health Care , Critical Access Hospital , Disease-Specific Care , Health Care Staffing , Home Care , Hospital , Laboratory Services , Root Cause , Sentinel Event , Root Cause Analysis Matrix

06/10/2013
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Facts about the Cooperative Accreditation Initiative

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Fact sheet about the Cooperative Accreditation Initiative

Related Items: Fact Sheets , Accreditation , Laboratory Resource

06/07/2013
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Sources for Accreditaton-Related Technical Assistance for BPHC-Supported Health Centers

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Related Items: Survey Preparation

06/07/2013
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5 Big Health Care Ideas from AAMI 2013 - DOTmed.com

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From: DOTmed.com, Published: June 6, 2013

Related Items: In The News , Alarm Safety , Environment of Care

06/06/2013
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Primary Care Medical Home Certified Organizations

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Organizations that have achieved Joint Commission accreditation and Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) certification.

Related Items: Ambulatory Health Care , Primary Care Medical Home

06/06/2013
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Guest Blogger Pearl Darling: Post Survey Process-Make Your Steps Successful!

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Evidence of Compliance Resource Documents

Related Items: Ambulatory Health Care

06/05/2013
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The LOINC and short of it – why you should become a data transmission advocate

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Laboratorians are the lab data experts, but how do you transform yourself into a data transmission advocate? Talk to your leadership and IT department about having a seat at the table when interfaces between laboratory test coding and patient records are developed.

Related Items: Laboratory Blog , Laboratory Services

06/04/2013
Blog

Season of the Talisman

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As our resilient Midwest neighbors in Moore, Okla., recover from last month’s devastating F5 tornado, they demonstrate courage, community and caring. After hearing of the disaster, the first thing that came to my mind was that June 1st also marks the beginning of hurricane season in the South.

Related Items: Home Care , Home Care Accreditation

06/04/2013
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Comprehensive Stroke Center Chapter in the 2013 Disease-Specific Care Manual*

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Related Items: Disease-Specific Care , Comprehensive Stroke Center

06/04/2013
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Does the New CLIA Guidance Mean Big Changes? - Clinical Laboratory News

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From: Clinical Laboratory News, Published:

Related Items: Laboratory Accreditation , In The News

06/03/2013
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The Joint Commission’s Implementation Guide for NPSG.07.05.01 on Surgical Site Infections

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"The Joint Commission’s Implementation Guide for NPSG.07.05.01 on Surgical Site Infections: The SSI Change Project” will provide guidance to health care organizations implementing the National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on surgical site infections (SSIs).

Related Items: Ambulatory Health Care , Critical Access Hospital , Hospital , NPSG , Surgical Site Infection

06/03/2013
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Speak Up: Tips for Your Doctor's Visit

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Updated brochure provides tips to help patients during doctor visits.

Related Items: Ambulatory Health Care , Behavioral Health Care , Critical Access Hospital , Disease-Specific Care , General Public , Health Care Staffing , Home Care , Hospital , Laboratory Services , Nursing and Rehabilitation Center , Speak Up , Doctor's Visit , Palliative Care , Transitions of Care Patient Information

06/03/2013
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Performance Measures for Advanced Certification in Heart Failure Finalized

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Joint Commmission Requireemnt

Related Items: 2013 Joint Commission Requirement , Advanced Certification in Heart Failure

06/01/2013
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