The Joint Commission has several different accreditation programs in addition to the one for hospital accreditation that we are most familiar with. It offers accreditation programs for ambulatory care, behavioral health care, critical access hospitals, home care, hospitals, laboratory services, long-term care and office-based surgery. Many hospitals seek only hospital accreditation; however, others may seek […]
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Is your department barely holding on, or is it pushing aggressively forward? Clinical/biomedical engineering departments face tough challenges these days. Budget freezes and cuts have put new equipment purchases on hold, translating to more pressure on technicians to keep older equipment up and running and clinicians happy. Training—already an unfulfilled need, according to our December […]
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Industry leaders talk about what the profession needs now to come out on top
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Matthew F. Baretich, PE, PhD The Joint Commission has begun implementing its Standards Improvement Initiative, which has broad implications for all of its accreditation programs. Here we are going to focus on changes in the Environment of Care standards for hospitals, particularly those related to medical equipment management. New Scoring In the past, the Elements […]
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Starting January 1, 2009, The Joint Commission implemented the Standards Improvement Initiative (SII). This involved revisions to the format, structure, numbering, and wording of standards and EPs. Redundant or nonessential standards and elements of performance were deleted, and similar standards and EPs were consolidated. Some EPs were split into separate requirements, and scoring categories were […]
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