One of the survey findings that I’ve noted as trending towards a standard “gotcha” (primarily during state surveys) relates to the topic of arc flash safety and, most...
The Joint Commission’s (TJC) newest engineering director, Herman A. McKenzie, MBA, CHSP, told hospital leadership that life safety (LS) trumps ligature risk. But be prepared to not have a choice.
Healthcare compliance changed quite a bit in the last decade. For one thing, fire safety moved into the current millennium with the adoption of the 2012 versions of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code® (LSC) and NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code®.
Expect CMS to continue its crackdown on The Joint Commission (TJC), HFAP, and other accrediting organizations (AO) for fire safety and physical environment oversight.
Ligature risk, building safety problems, and infection control were among the top problems identified by Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) surveyors last year, according to the recently published 2019 HFAP Quality Review.