| Subject: | Joint Commission Issues Revisions to PC.2.120 Effective January 1, 2008 |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Mon, 21 May 2007 - 06:00 am |
| Notice: Joint Commission Issues Revisions to PC.2.120 Effective January 1, 2008The Joint Commission (JC) has issued revisions to standard PC.2.120. The revisions align this standard with CMS requirements for timeframes for taking histories and physicals. The revised standard now states that a medical history and physical (H&P) must be completed no more than 30 days prior to or within 24 hours of an inpatient admission. If the H&P is completed in the 30 days prior... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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