Eight ways to sharpen emergency planning compliance

Although it does not encompass new requirements, The Joint Commission’s 2009 emergency management chapter should nonetheless prompt safety professionals to tune up their hospitals’ disaster preparation efforts. Expect Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) surveyors to place greater emphasis on emergency management as they get to know the chapter better, Joseph Cappiello, chair of Cappiello & Associates in Elmhurst, NY, said during HCPro’s free January 29 audio conference, “Hospital Safety in 2009: A Sneak Preview of the 3rd Annual Hospital Safety Center Symposium.”