Leah Hummel
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Articles
Operational Excellence, Compliance and Operations
The Joint Commission clarifies its stance on spare breakers
The accrediting organization shares its reasoning behind citations issued for spare circuit breakers switched to the ‘on’ position
Compliance and Operations, Engineering Compliance
More changes coming to The Joint Commission’s EC and LS standards for 2024
Revisions that will soon go into effect align with CMS’s Conditions of Participation and remove references for certain AEM programs
Compliance and Operations, Engineering Compliance
CMS updates guidance on ligature risk
The surveyor guidance affects two Conditions of Participation on patients’ rights and the physical environment
The Joint Commission revises critical access hospital standards
Changes to the Environment of Care chapter for CAHs include standard consolidations and reduced reporting requirements
Compliance and Operations
The Joint Commission eliminates standards to align with CMS
Out of the more than 90 standards dropped from two programs, there are two of which facilities managers should be especially aware
What you need to know about The Joint Commission's updates
ASHE's advocacy team gives a detailed look into more than a dozen updates to the Environment of Care and Life Safety chapters
Compliance and Operations
The Joint Commission publishes new physical environment standards
The revised Life Safety and Environment of Care chapters will go into effect January 2023
Compliance and Operations, Engineering Compliance
Comprehensive emergency management programs
The Joint Commission updates its requirements, reflecting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid's Conditions of Participation.
Compliance and Operations, Engineering Compliance
Complying with inspection, testing and maintenance for electrical systems
Combining load bank generator testing is an alternative solution for facilities unable to meet certain minimum requirements of their monthly test