Thursday, July 23, 2015

New Portal from The Joint Commission focusing on the physical environment


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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