Communicating with LIPs about emergency responses
I’ve noticed a wee beastie under The Joint Commission’s upcoming 2009 emergency management standards, and it concerns licensed independent practitioners (LIPs).
Check out EM.02.02.07 (management of staff members during emergencies). EP #8 states:
The hospital communicates in writing with each of its licensed independent practitioners regarding his or her role(s) in emergency response and to whom he or she reports during an emergency.
This wording may be no big deal, but I’m thinking that any time we see an “each” in the standards it complicates compliance.
Also of note, The Joint Commission doesn’t even qualify the LIPs with “appropriate” or “applicable”, which I guess could mean you need to notify certain LIPs in writing to stay out of the way (and you know which ones they would be in your house).
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