| Subject: | JCAHO Standards that Support Drug Free Workplace Programs |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Tue, 6 Jun 2006 - 10:00 am |
| The StayAlert Administrator has been asked to review JCAHO standards that support Drug Free Workplace programs.
The following standards relate to Drug Free Work Place Programs:
EC.1.10 EP5:
This standard states that hospitals must manage safety risks. Hospitals need to identify potential safety risks and then design and implement strategies to reduce the likelihood that said risks will become an incident.
MS.4.80:
This standard states that the medical staff must implement a process that... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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