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Ambulatory Health Care Updates

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Guest Blogger Jill Chmielewski: Education Course for Providers in Ambulatory Health Care Settings

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10/30/2012
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Office-Based Surgery: 2013 National Patient Safety Goals

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National Patient Safety Goals Effective January 1, 2013

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10/22/2012
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Ambulatory Health Care: 2013 National Patient Safety Goals

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National Patient Safety Goals Effective January 1, 2013

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10/22/2012
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The Joint Commission Offers Free Online Continuing Education Course

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The Joint Commission today announced the launch of Strategies for Improving Rapid Influenza Testing in Ambulatory Settings (SIRAS), a free continuing education (CE) course designed for physicians, physician assistants and registered nurses who provide care in ambulatory settings. SIRAS was developed under a cooperative agreement between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The Joint Commission.

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10/15/2012
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Lead. Don’t Follow. Attend the 2012 Ambulatory Care Conference to get started.

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09/26/2012
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Facts about the unannounced survey process

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Find out more about The Joint Commission's unannounced survey process.

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09/17/2012
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Facts about the Early Survey Policy

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The Joint Commission’s Early Survey Policy allows health care organizations to undergo a survey prior to having the ability to demonstrate full compliance with all Joint Commission standards, and receive a preliminary accreditation decision.

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09/11/2012
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Michael Kulczycki and Guest Blogger Isa Rodriguez: PCMH Certification-1 year later

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08/30/2012
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Benefits of Joint Commission Accreditation

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A listing of the benefits of Joint Commission accreditation.

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08/27/2012
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Facts about Scoring and Accreditation Decisions for 2013

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The scoring and decision process is based on the criticality of the standards and other requirements regarding their relationship to the quality and safety of patient care.

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08/27/2012
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Facts about Primary Care Medical Home Certification

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Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) Certification for Joint Commission accredited ambulatory care organizations focuses on care coordination, access to care, and how effectively a primary care clinician and interdisciplinary team work in partnership with the patient (and where applicable, their family)

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08/07/2012
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New flu vaccination requirement

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07/31/2012
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Safe Surgery Checklist

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CMS's new structural measure on the use of a safe surgery checklist and its relationship to the Universal Protocol. The new measure applies to ambulatory surgery centers and hospital outpatient surgery, and is being considered for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program.

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07/24/2012
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Speak Up: Know Your Rights

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This brochure has been updated to include language from the new Patient-Centered Communication Standards for Hospitals, which require that patients have the right to care that is free from discrimination. In addition, you will find questions and answers to help you find out about your rights. . .

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07/20/2012
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New Targeted Solutions Tool Introduced for Hand-off Communications–Ambulatory Customers Pilot Tested

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06/29/2012
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The 2012 Fifth International High Reliability Conference Proceedings Paper

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Mindfulness and perfection. These two words summed up a progressive way of thinking about high reliability in health care and other industries, according to thought leaders presenting at the 2012 Fifth International High Reliability Conference, May 21 - 23, 2012.

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06/27/2012
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Facts about the National Patient Safety Goals

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In 2002, The Joint Commission established its National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) program; the first set of NPSGs was effective January 1, 2003. The NPSGs were established to help accredited organizations address specific areas of concern in regards to patient safety.

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06/22/2012
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Guest Blogger Darrell Anderson: What’s ahead in the ASC space?

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05/31/2012
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Preventing Central Line-Associated Infections

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The Joint Commission, in collaboration with Joint Commission Resources and Joint Commission International, has produced a new monograph containing the most current information, evidence-based guidance, and resources to assist healthcare organization in reducing CLABSI.

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05/16/2012
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Guest Blogger JCR/EC News: Addressing Challenging Standards (excerpt from May 2012 Issue)

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04/25/2012
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Strategies for Improving Health Care Personnel Influenza Vaccination Rates

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This document provides evidence-based strategies recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for improving health care personnel influenza vaccination rates, along with supporting documentation that can be found in The Joint Commission's influenza monograph.

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04/09/2012
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The Joint Commission Accredits 2,000th Ambulatory Care Organization

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Hopewell Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC, located in Pennington, New Jersey, is the 2,000th ambulatory care organization to be accredited by The Joint Commission. The Joint Commission has been accrediting ambulatory care organizations since 1975, using state-of-the-art standards developed in consultation with health care experts, providers, measurement experts and patients.

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03/27/2012
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Guest Blogger Mike Dye: "We're Celebrating: Ambulatory Care Hits 2000"

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03/26/2012
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Targeted Solutions Tool for Wrong Site Surgery

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03/21/2012
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Guest Blogger Virginia McCollum: Credentialing and Privileging-Implementing a process (Part 3 of 3)

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03/12/2012
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