| Subject: | JC Rescinds Applicability of 2008 NPSG 3E to Office-Based Surgery Program |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Wed, 17 Oct 2007 - 03:00 pm |
| The Joint Commission (JC) has announced that it has rescinded the applicability of National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 3E to the Office Based Surgery Program. NPSG 3E requires organizations to reduce the likelihood of patient harm associated with the use of anticoagulation therapy.When this new requirement was originally announced, the Office Based Surgery Program was among the accreditation programs to which the requirement applied.According to the JC NPSG 3E is not applicable to the OBS... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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