| Subject: | Hospital Respiratory Care Orders |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Tue, 5 Jan 2010 - 06:00 am |
| The Joint Commission (TJC) has recently clarified its Hospital respiratory care standards as they relate to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) respiratory care services requirements. CMS respiratory care services Conditions of Participation (CoP) state: 482.47(a) Standard: Organization and Staffing. The organization of the respiratory care services must be appropriate to the scope and complexity of the services offered. (1) There must be a director of respiratory care... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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