| Subject: | Best Practices Related to Receiving Tissue into the Hospital |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Mon, 23 Apr 2007 - 12:00 am |
| The StayAlert Administrator has been asked to review best practices related to receiving tissue into the hospital. The Joint Commission (JC) standard that relates to this topic is PC.17.10 which states that hospitals shall use standardized procedures to acquire, receive, store and issue tissues.
Some Best Practices to consider related to PC.17.10 include:
Documentation related to tissue should be maintained for a minimum of 10 years beyond the date of the distribution,... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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