| Subject: | JCAHO Publishes Effective Date of Revisions to Standard IM.6.20 |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Mon, 16 May 2005 - 10:00 am |
| Revisions to JCAHO Standard IM.6.20 calling for the collection of information about the language and communication needs of patients will be effective January 1, 2006. The effective date was published in the electronic newsletter JCAHOnline, published by the Joint Commission. The StayAlert Administrator provided a summary of wording changes for the elements of performance for this standard in March 2005. That StayAlert notification included a policy outlining medical record content for client... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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