HSCS '09: The Joint Commission's New Scoring System
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Safety professionals have their hands full in 2009 with The Joint Commission's overhaul of the physical environment requirements. Not only have the environment of care, life safety, and emergency management standards been broken out into separate chapters in the accreditation manual, but surveyors are also using a brand new scoring model that centers on the "criticality" of deficiencies.
HSCS '09: The Joint Commission's New Scoring System is a 60-minute presentation where Dean Samet, CHSP, teaches you how criticality-based scoring impacts the physical environment standards, and what it means for surveys in 2009 and beyond. You'll also get a brief introduction to a new alternative to The Joint Commission's accreditation program, Det Norske Veritas' (DNV) National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (NIAHO), which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has approved for accrediting hospitals.
After listening to this session, you will be able to:
- Describe how The Joint Commission's criticality scoring model impacts the revised physical environment standards
- Explain why DNV's new accreditation program may change the healthcare landscape
Who should listen:
- Safety officers
- Facility directors
- Safety committee members
- Emergency management coordinators
- Directors of engineering
- Directors of plant operations
- Hospital fire marshals
- Survey prep coordinators
About the speaker:
Dean Samet, CHSP, is the director of regulatory compliance services for Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. in Nashville, TN, where he is responsible for coordinating efforts of its compliance and facility management consulting team. Prior to joining SSR, he served with The Joint Commission for 17 years and was the associate director, senior engineer, and a certified Joint Commission surveyor. His responsibilities included developing, interpreting, and surveying for The Joint Commission's environment of care standards.
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