CMS and Joint Commission Adopt 2012 Life Safety Code.

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...

Traditional equivalencies. CMS permits use of certain sections of 2012 LSC.

Accepted: New and revised requirements to align with CMS CoPs.

Joint Commission announces changes in addressing Life Safety Code deficiencies. Effective July 1, 2014: modifications to processing PFIs and equivalencies.

The Joint Commission's hospital accreditation recognized by CMS.

The Department of Health & Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the continuation of deeming authority for The Joint Commission’s hospital accreditation program through July 15, 2014. The CMS designation means that hospitals accredited by The Joint Commission may choose to be “deemed” as meeting Medicare and Medicaid certification requirements. CMS found ...