ASHE 2009 46th Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition
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2009 Joint Commission Standards and their Impact on the Health Care Environment
Track
:
August 3, 2009
Program Code:
180
Date:
Monday, August 3, 2009
Time:
1:45 PM to 3:00 PM
EST
PRIMARY SPEAKER
:
George Mills, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, Senior Engineer, Standards Interpretation Group, The Joint Commission
Description
Description The Joint Commission introduced revised Environment of Care, Life Safety, and Emergency Management standards, effective January 1, 2009. Attendees will gain valuable information through an overview of the 2009 standards and the impact these changes will have on scoring during the survey process. This session enables you to:
• Describe and discuss the Joint Commission’s new standards and revisions to existing standards
• Identify the effect these changes will have on scoring during the survey process