| Subject: | JCAHO Regulations Applicable to Holiday Decorations in Health Care Organizations |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Tue, 5 Dec 2006 - 12:00 am |
| The StayAlert Administrator has been asked to review JCAHO standards that apply to holiday decorations. Many healthcare organizations decorate patient units and common areas for the holidays and residents of long term care facilities may have personal holiday decorations that they wish to use in their rooms to add an air of festivity during the holiday season.
Although there are no JCAHO standards that specifically address holiday decorations, JCAHO standards EC.5.10 and EC.1.10, EP 4 are... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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