| Subject: | JCAHO Revises Emergency Management Drills Standard EC.4.20, Effective July 1, 2006 |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Fri, 24 Feb 2006 - 10:00 am |
| As of July 1, 2006, standard EC.4.20 has been revised to require healthcare organizations to improve planning and evaluation of emergency management drills.
The objective of this standard change is to ensure that healthcare organizations are conducting thorough emergency management drills that identify weaknesses and determine areas for improvement.
Emergency management drills shall be realistic and rigorous, testing the limits of the healthcare organization's capabilities. Evaluation of the... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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