| Subject: | TJC Announces Revisions To APR 17, Effective January 1, 2009 |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Thu, 3 Jul 2008 - 06:00 am |
| The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced revisions to Accreditation Participation Requirement (APR) 17. APR 17 is applicable to the Ambulatory Care, Behavioral Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Home Care, Hospital, Laboratory, Long Term Care, Medicare/Medicaid Certification Based Long Term Care and Office Based Surgery Accreditation Programs. APR 17 requires accredited programs to educate their staff that any staff member who has a concern about safety or quality of care... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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