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You are here > Home > Reading Lists > Compliance Resources > 2000 Life Safety Code Field Guide for Healthcare Facilities 2000 Life Safety Code Field
Guide for Healthcare Facilities Please note: All healthcare facilities need to comply with the 2000 Life Safety Code, as this is the most current applicable code. Spiral-bound: 296 pages
With this guidebook, you will
navigate the currently used 2000 Life Safety Code with the only fire
and life safety references completely dedicated to health care
facilities.
The 2000 Life Safety Code brings significant challenge to health care. This is the code that is currently in use and shall be for several more years. Deciphering the requirements of the Life Safety Code and applying them to health care has always been a complicated and time-consuming process. With both the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adopting the 2000 Life Safety Code, there is added urgency for you to understand and comply with the 2000 Code. Your JCAHO accreditation or Medicare certification hinges on this. In 2000, Life Safety Code represented a complete reorganization for the first time since 1981, and navigating through the revised Code is challenging. What does this guidebook, 2000 Life Safety Code Field Guide for Healthcare Facilities, cover? The authors have done the work for you by interpreting, translating, and presenting the 2000 Life Safety Code in a clear and easy-to-follow format to make becoming familiar and comfortable with the Code effortless. The Field Guide focuses solely on the immediate requirements of the 2000 Code in a smaller, easy-to-carry format, so you'll be able to quickly reference the Code while on the job, moving from unit to unit, or meeting to meeting. With the concise format of the Field Guide you'll spend less time searching and more time complying! James K. Lathrop, former chief life safety engineer for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and the editor of four editions of the Life Safety Code Handbook, is currently an instructor of NFPA seminars and vice president at Koffel Associates, Inc., a fire protection engineering and Code-consulting firm. Jennifer L. Holloman conducts life safety inspections, fire protection systems inspections, acceptance testing for systems, shop drawing, and plan reviews for Koffel Associates. She provides Code-consulting services to a wide range of occupancies. She has gained considerable knowledge in the institutional code criteria as a result of her extensive work in the health care field. On an annual basis, she conducts JCAHO Statement of Conditions consultations to health care facilities nationwide. Spiral-bound: 296 pages
With this guidebook, you will navigate the currently used 2000 Life Safety Code with the only fire and life safety references completely dedicated to health care facilities. With more than 17 years of experience, HCPro, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated information, education, training, and consulting products and services in the vital areas of healthcare regulation and compliance. The company's mission is to meet the specialized informational, advisory, and educational needs of the healthcare industry. As an acknowledged industry authority in healthcare regulation and compliance, HCPro focuses on providing its clients assistance and expertise in the areas of accreditation, medical staff affairs, credentialing, privileging, medical record management, regulatory compliance, nursing, quality/patient safety, infection control, and workplace safety. (information provided by the publisher) You may also be interested in / The Directory of Healthcare Recruiters / Jump to a List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Gift Ideas & Recommended Gifts / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Search for Books / Books Index / Go to / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Bookstore /
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