| Subject: | Revisions to JCAHO Standard IM.6.20 Effective January 1, 2006 |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Fri, 15 Jul 2005 - 10:00 am |
| The Joint Commission announced a revision to the Management of Information standard IM.6.20 effective January 1, 2006. (May 2005 JCAHOline) The revised standard requires hospitals to obtain and document in the medical record, information from the patient regarding his/her primary language and communication needs in addition to other demographic information, which includes the patient's name, gender, date of birth, address and the name of the patient's authorized legal representative when... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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