| Subject: | Patient Flow Standard Becomes Effective January 1, 2005 |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Wed, 1 Dec 2004 - 10:00 am |
| The JCAHO published in the August 2004 update to standards manuals, the renumbered patient flow standard, changing the numbering of the standard from LD.3.11 to LD.3.15. The standard is reprinted below as it appears in the 2005 JCAHO standards manuals:
Standard LD.3.15: The leaders develop and implement plans to identify and mitigate impediments to efficient patient flow throughout the organization
Rationale for LD.3.15: Managing the flow of patients through their care is essential to the... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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