The Joint Commission clarifies key compliance issues.

Ensuring the safety and security of radioactive materials.

field’s awareness of the Life Safety Code®* (LSC). To address this need, The Joint Commission Perspectives® publishes the column Clarifications and Expectations, authored by George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, director, Department of Engineering, The Joint Commission. This column clarifies standards expectations and provides strategies for challenging compliance issues, primarily in life...

Top standards compliance issues for 2013.

APPROVED: Revisions to Requirements for Organizations Providing Diagnostic Imaging Services.

In June 2014, The Joint Commission announced the postponement of the July 2014 implementation of new and revised diagnostic imaging requirements for accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory care organizations that provide diagnostic imaging services, including those ambulatory care organizations that have achieved Advanced Diagnostic Imaging certification (see June 2014 P...

Top standards compliance data for first half of 2014.

The Joint Commission regularly aggregates standards compliance data to pinpoint areas that present the greatest challenges to accredited organizations and certified programs. These data help The Joint Commission recognize trends and tailor education around challenging standards; National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs); the Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, and Wrong P...

A practical tool to identify and eliminate barriers to compliance with evidence-based guidelines.

A practical tool provides an interdisciplinary approach to identify barriers to guideline compliance and implement actions to eliminate or mitigate the effect of the barriers.