http://www.jointcommission.orgJoint Commissionhttp://www.jointcommission.org/prepublication_standards_–_standards_revisions_for_phase_i_/The Joint Commission has revised its Medication Management (MM) standards for all applicable accreditation programs to assure that they continue to reflect evidence-based practices and quality and safety issues that have emerged from the field in recent years.Unknown AuthorWed, 28 Jun 2017 13:19:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/prepublication_standards_–_standards_revisions_to_environment_of_care_and_life_safety_chapters_related_to_life_safety_code_update_/As announced in the November 2016 issue of Perspectives, The Joint Commission revised the Life Safety (LS) and Environment of Care (EC) chapters following adoption of the 2012 editions of the National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA 101: Life Safety Code and NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code.Unknown AuthorWed, 28 Jun 2017 12:09:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/prepublication_standards_–_standards_revisions_related_to__behavioral_health_care_manual_maintenace_-_phase_two/The Joint Commission has reviewed the Behavioral Health Care accreditation manual and identified a number of standards that required maintenance, such as clarifications to existing language, new elements of performance (EPs), and revisions to notes. This project occurred in two phases; both phases a [...]Unknown AuthorWed, 21 Jun 2017 09:59:00 GMThttp://www.jointcommission.org/prepublication_standards_revisions_behavioral_health_care_outcome_measures/The Joint Commission has recently revised a standard in the Care, Treatment, and Services (CTS) chapter so that organizations will be required to assess outcomes through the use of a standardized tool or instrument. Unknown AuthorTue, 13 Dec 2016 10:40:00 GMT