| Subject: | JCAHO Adds New Elements of Performance to Standard MM.3.20 |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Fri, 6 Oct 2006 - 12:00 am |
| JCAHO has added two new Elements of Performance to standard MM.3.20. Standard MM.3.20 states that medication orders are written clearly and transcribed accurately.
Effective January 1, 2007, there are two additional EP’s for this standard:
EP 14 (applicable to Ambulatory Care, Critical Access Hospital, Hospital, and Long Term Care Accreditation Programs):
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