Develop an onboarding education program for new hospital governing board members that emphasizes each member’s responsibility to ensure safety and quality of care and services for patients.
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 8
Ted Saunders is a certified fire protection specialist and a certified Life Safety Code®(LSC) specialist in the healthcare arena. He is the president of Patriot Fire & Life Safety Consulting and is an expert in the following areas:
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Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 6
The Life Safety Code® (LSC) & Health Care Facilities Code (HCFC) survey is conducted in accordance with the appropriate protocols and regulations to determine whether a citation of...
In the upcoming year, surveys will include new standards, revised requirements, modified processes and procedures, and a continued focus on infection control and fire safety. However, none of that promises to be more difficult than facing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unfortunately, there will...
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance - Volume 25, Issue 1
The first time in any job can be hard, but learning the ins and outs of survey compliance in facilities management—with standards on top of regulations on top of local requirements on top of state requirements—can be overwhelming.
We asked some experienced survey and safety experts what...
In the upcoming year, surveys will include new standards, revised requirements, modified processes and procedures, and a continued focus on infection control and fire safety. However, none of that promises to be more difficult than facing the COVID-19 pandemic.
In preparing for your upcoming survey, review how your facility stands up to the top 10 most challenging standards within the physical environment outlined by Herman A. McKenzie, MBA, CHSP, director of engineering for TJC’s Standards Interpretation Group during the 2021...
You are not alone. Take time to read the standards and regulations. It’s OK to ask for help. Lean on your subject matter experts. Use the tools offered to you. Those are the top tips compliance consultants as well as former and current accreditation executives and surveyors want to offer first-...
The following is a summary rundown of the top clinical deficiencies for acute care and critical access hospitals surveyed in 2020 by HFAP, as outlined in the accrediting organization’s 2021 HFAP Quality...
Update your inspection, testing, and maintenance documentation and check your exit signs when preparing to host life safety surveyors from The Joint Commission (TJC) at your business occupancies. (For more information on the new standards, see page 1.)
