| Subject: | JC Issues Update to Standard MM.4.10 |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Tue, 12 Jun 2007 - 06:00 am |
| The Joint Commission (JC) has issued an update that is effective immediately for standard MM.4.10 for the Emergency Department (ED) for hospitals and critical access hospitals.Background:JC issued an interim action to standard MM.4.10 EP 1, effective January 1, 2007, that required a pharmacist to conduct a retrospective review of all medication orders in the ED when a prospective review of the order was not conducted. On April 6, 2007 JC suspended this interim action due feedback from the... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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