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Environment of Care Compliance Manual: A Guide to the Joint Commission Standards, 4th Edition 
Thomas J. Huser, MS, CHSP
 

Loose-leaf Binder + bonus CD-ROM
ISBN 160146293X
978-1601462930
HCPro Inc.
November 2008
Price: $229.00
(click below for the best available price for this loose-leaf manual and CD set)

 

This loose-leaf manual and CD-ROM set provide you with a process to be sure your EC plans meet the JCAHO survey requirements.

This fully revised compliance guide now also contains more than 40 sample policies and procedures to help you develop or refine your own EC plan. All policies can be easily amended, customized, shared and printed via the companion CD-ROM.

The Joint Commission’s recent overhaul of the environment of care (EC) standards requires safety officers and facility directors to reexamine their plan of attack to ensure that their facilities support a safe, functional, and supportive environment.

You’ll be contending with completely renumbered standards, expanded elements of performance, and new life safety and emergency management chapters. It’s crucial for you to understand the elements of the revised EC and determine how to comply. This is your roadmap to the EC standards.

This valuable resource not only updates the standards, it also offers tips and advice to stay compliant with new and expanded Joint Commission requirements. Author Thomas J. Huser, MS, CHPS-who has more than 20 years experience as an in-the-trenches hospital safety professional-pulls apart the revised EC standards and breaks down what is really new and what has simply been recast. Turn to the Environment of Care Compliance Manual for help with topics like:

  • Strategies of the EC

  • Safety and security

  • Hazardous materials and waste

  • Fire prevention

  • Medical equipment

  • Utilities management

  • Appropriate environment

  • Crafting your management plans

You also receive need-driven policies and procedures that will help your staff comply with standards affecting all areas of the EC. The Environment of Care Compliance Manual, Fourth Edition is packaged in a portable 8 x 11 binder so you can simply snap it open to add your own documents and policies. It’s never been easier to customize a resource to fit the needs of your facility. This manual offers:

  • Tools to align your program with the revised EC standards

  • Strategies to avoid Joint Commission survey hot spots

  • An up-to-date, blow-by-blow look at the standards and EPs

  • Evaluation procedures to validate your processes

  • Tips specifically designed to help safety professionals achieve and maintain compliance

  • Helpful advice to build a successful program from the ground up

The accompanying CD-ROM contains electronic versions of all the forms and tools, making it easy for you to download and customize them to meet your hospital’s unique needs.

 

Thomas J. Huser, MS, CHSP, is a safety coordinator for a healthcare system in Indianapolis, IN. He's a health and safety professional with more than 23 years of health care and public safety experience. Huser’s specific responsibilities include hazardous materials and emergency preparedness. Huser has published over 13 articles in the Journal of Healthcare Security on topics including: disaster drill planning, emergency decontamination, the Incident Command System, and the Hazard Communication Program. He has authored four editions of HCPro’s "The Environment of Care Manual" and has presented at Ascension Health Safety Conference in 2000, 2001 and 2002, NFPA World Safety Safety Conference in 2003, and has been a presenter for HCPro as well as the National Earthquake Conference in 2004.

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)

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