Steer Clear of the Top EC Citations (Audio Conference)

Steer Clear of the Top EC Citations

AUDIOCONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ON-DEMAND

Sponsored by: Hospital Safety Center (www.hospitalsafetycenter.com)

presented on June 10, 2008

EC.5.20, EC.1.10, and EC.5.40 can spell trouble during surveys—are you ready?

The Joint Commission’s life safety specialists continue to put Life Safety Code® issues in the spotlight. More than a quarter of accredited hospitals surveyed in the first half of 2007 received requirements for improvement (RFIs) for problems under EC.5.20. That's not the only standard causing problems for healthcare safety professional. Other thorny EC standards proving to be risky areas for RFIs include:

1. EC.1.10 (managing safety and conducting risk assessments)
2. EC.5.40 (inspecting fire protection equipment)
3. EC.5.50 (managing interim life safety measures)
4. EC.7.50 (inspecting medical gas and vacuum systems)

Actual situations that resulted in citations for these standards include:

1. Conduit running through, but not servicing, a stairwell (EC.5.20)
2. No records of fire pump testing (EC.5.40)
3. Hot-air exhaust fan deemed a potential hanging hazard (EC.1.10)

Bonus tools included in your material packet!

In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive these helpful “take-away's” provided within your materials pack:

1. Refrigerator temperature risk assessment
2. In-depth EC.5.40 checklist for mock survey
3. Rundown of EC.5.20 citations from two hospital surveys, including specific Life Safety Code references

These materials are provided with PDF links.

Get tips to keep your facility citation-free in 2008

Listen to HCPro and expert speakers Steve MacArthur and Brad Keyes, CHSP, during this important 90-minute audioconference. MacArthur and Keyes are on the front lines of hospital surveys and will help you avoid citations for these EC standards while staying in tune with the latest survey trends.

At the conclusion of this program, you will be able to:

1. Describe why there’s so much survey attention on EC standards
2. Recognize the RFI risks in the EC standards
3. Identify the requirements of the various problematic EC standards
4. Implement tips and best practices on how to comply with the various problematic EC standards
5. Recognize common barriers to keeping patients safe—and how to overcome them

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA

1. Recent emphasis on EC standards by surveyors  
2. The stats: Top EC-related RFIs as reported in 2007
   1. The Joint Commission’s data
   2. HCPro results from our online EC poll of hospitals
3. Standard reviews
   1. EC.1.10 (managing safety and conducting risk assessments)
   2. EC.5.20 (Life Safety Code compliance)
   3. EC.5.40 (inspection of fire protection equipment)
   4. EC.5.50  (interim life safety measures)
   5. EC.7.50 (inspection of medical gas and vacuum systems)
      1. Requirements of each standard
      2. Top problems noted by surveyors
      3. Consequences of not complying
      4. How to stay out of trouble
4. Emergency management issues on the horizon
   1. A broad look at EC.4.11 through EC.4.18
   2. What areas might be ripe for future citations
5. A question and answer session follows the presentation.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

Safety officers, facilities directors, director of plant operations, emergency management coordinators, survey coordinators, vice president of operations, security directors

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Steve MacArthur is a consultant for The Greeley Company.  He brings over 25 years of healthcare management and consulting to his work with hospitals, physician offices, and ambulatory care facilities across the country. MacArthur applies his management and safety experiences to help healthcare providers develop common sense solutions to their unique problems.  He provides consultation in the areas of accreditation, regulatory compliance, on-site safety assessment and education programs, survey preparation for safety leaders, and the development of comprehensive programs related to the environment of care.

Brad Keyes, CHSP, is a consultant for The Greeley Company. He has worked in the healthcare field in different capacities for over 30 years, most recently in the position of Safety Officer for a large mid-west hospital. He also was one of the original Life Safety Code Specialist surveyors for The Joint Commission, and has over three years of experience of hospital accreditation surveys.

AUDIO ON-DEMAND

In addition to the regular purchase option for HCPro audioconferences, we are pleased to offer another option, an audio on-demand. Audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 play. Purchase a CD or an Audio on-demand of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.

 

Publisher :  HCPro, Inc
 
Product Types :

• Audio Conferences

Departments :

• Other Safety Products

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