| Subject: | The Joint Commission’s March 26, 2009 Hospital Update Makes Changes to Elements of Performance for RC.02.03.07 |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Fri, 24 Apr 2009 - 06:00 am |
| Within The Joint Commission's (TJC) March 26, 2009 Revised Accreditation Requirements For Hospitals is a revised Element of Performance (EP) and a new EP for standard RC.02.03.07. The EPs will be included in Hospital surveys from April 6, 2009 through June 30, 2009, but non-compliance will not impact the accreditation decision until July 1, 2009. RC.02.03.07 requires hospitals to ensure that qualified staff receive and record verbal orders. Element of Performance 4... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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