| Subject: | Differences Between WHO's Safe Surgery Checklist and TJC's Universal Protocol |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Wed, 4 Mar 2009 - 02:00 pm |
| The Joint Commission (TJC) has recently provided clarification regarding the use of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Safe Surgery Checklist to comply with TJC's Universal Protocol (UP). According to TJC, there is not direct association between the two documents, and while the documents do not conflict, use of the WHO Safe Surgery Checklist does not ensure compliance with the Universal Protocol. A contrast and comparison of the two documents is helpful in understanding... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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