The foundation of the EC standards remains the same
Fortunately, with the release of the revised 2009 Joint Commission standards, there have been no real changes to the important process expectations within the EC standards. We still have to:
- Plan
- Implement
- Ensure staff competence
- Monitor and improve
Those bullets almost form an acronym, as I look at it. PIEM? PIE’M?
At any rate, there has indeed been some shifting of the standards and elements (The Joint Commission is holding off on significant requirement changes until 2010, if the tea leaves are speaking the truth), but it still comes down to appropriately managing the risks in your environment. And remember, that’s YOUR environment--nobody else’s.
It should make for a most interesting 12 to 18 months. Better suit up now!
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