| Subject: | JCAHO Issues Revisions Related to Telemedicine Standards Effective July 1, 2006 |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Thu, 9 Mar 2006 - 10:00 am |
| JCAHO has revised standards MS.4.20, MS.4.120 and LD.3.50 related to telemedicine and credentialing and privileging of licensed independent practitioners (LIP).
Standard MS.4.20
This standard states that an organization has a process for granting, renewing, or revising setting-specific clinical privileges.
Revisions to Elements of Performance effective July 1, 2006
EP 6: The medical staff of an organization, before granting privileges, must include the evaluation of Performance Measurement... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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