The Joint Commission and
the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) launched
a new Physical Environment Portal July 14 to provide online resources
and tools for hospitals to be compliant with the eight most challenging Joint
Commission Life Safety (LS) and Environment of Care (EC) standards.
The portal
is available to the public and includes resources for both facility managers
and leadership. For Joint Commission-accredited organizations, there also is an
enhanced feature that includes actual surveyor comments and other resources.
Over the next 16 months, the portal will highlight
the eight LS and EC standards cited most frequently by The Joint Commission for
noncompliance. Each standard will be highlighted in modules that are scheduled
to be released in two parts; the first part to be released one month, and the
second part to be released the following month. The first part of the module
supports facilities managers by focusing on what the requirements are and what
compliance should be. In the second part, a new component focuses on resources
for leadership and the clinical team to assist in evaluating the organization’s
level of compliance. A new module is to be posted every two months, with the
previous ones remaining on the site.
The portal is housed on The Joint Commission website,
with links to module-specific information on the ASHE
site. There also will be solutions presented by Joint Commission
Resources. Information will be offered in a variety of formats, including
articles, videos and infographics.
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