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The Joint Commission On-site Survey

In the EC session the clinical engineering representative discusses the performance of the medical equipment program and answers questions from the surveyor. The unannounced full survey is another key component of The Joint Commission accreditation process. “Unannounced” means the hospital does not receive an advance notice of its survey date. The Joint Commission started conducting […]

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Is It a Law?

Laws are created by legislative bodies and spell out specific actions that are permitted or prohibited. The line between a code, a standard, and the law is often not clear to many working in health care. This has led to problems over the years, and it will continue in the future until we get everyone […]

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