Continuous Compliance: Preparing for a Joint Commission Survey in 2009
Track:
Educational Sessions
Program Code: 209-L03
Date: Monday, December 8, 2008
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Location:
W311A
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
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John Uselton, RPh, BS, Vice President, Center for Safety and Clinical Excellence, Cardinal Health
• 30+ years experience preparing pharmacies for more than 2000 Joint Commission surveys
• Co-author – Assuring Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards: A Pharmacy Guide, 7th Edition
• Co-author – Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards, 6th Edition
• Contributor – Handbook of Institutional Pharmacy Practice, 4th Edition
• Co-author – Preparing the Pharmacy for a Joint Commission Survey, 5th Edition
• Co-author – Preparing to Meet Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals
• Speaker on Joint Commission and medication safety topics, including presentations at previous ASHP Midyear Clinical Meetings
• Experienced in advising pharmacies on preparing for Joint Commission and Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) surveys, assessing the safety of medication systems, advising hospitals on improving medication safety, and developing resources to prepare organizations for accreditation surveys
PRESENTER(S):
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Patricia C. Kienle, RPh, MPA, FASHP is Director of Accreditation and Medication Safety for Cardinal Health’s Center for Safety and Clinical Excellence. Patricia received a BS in Pharmacy from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and an MPA in Health Services Administration from Marywood University in Pennsylvania. Her current responsibilities include assisting client hospitals in implementing best practices that promote safe medication use and continuous compliance with Joint Commission standards. She is a contributing author to Assuring Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards: A Pharmacy Guide, Seventh Edition which is published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Lee Murdaugh, RPh, Ph.D., Director Accreditation and Medication Safety, Cardinal Health
Lee B. Murdaugh, RPh, PhD, is a member of the Center for Safety and Clinical Excellence at Cardinal Health. Her current responsibilities include assisting client hospitals in implementing best practices that promote safe medication use and continuous compliance with Joint Commission standards. Lee received a BS in Pharmacy and a PhD in Drug and Materials Toxicology from the University of Tennessee and has been a hospital pharmacist since 1982. She is the author of Competence Assessment Tools for Health System Pharmacies and a contributing author to Assuring Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards, published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
John Uselton, RPh, BS, Vice President, Center for Safety and Clinical Excellence, Cardinal Health
• 30+ years experience preparing pharmacies for more than 2000 Joint Commission surveys
• Co-author – Assuring Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards: A Pharmacy Guide, 7th Edition
• Co-author – Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards, 6th Edition
• Contributor – Handbook of Institutional Pharmacy Practice, 4th Edition
• Co-author – Preparing the Pharmacy for a Joint Commission Survey, 5th Edition
• Co-author – Preparing to Meet Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals
• Speaker on Joint Commission and medication safety topics, including presentations at previous ASHP Midyear Clinical Meetings
• Experienced in advising pharmacies on preparing for Joint Commission and Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) surveys, assessing the safety of medication systems, advising hospitals on improving medication safety, and developing resources to prepare organizations for accreditation surveys
SPEAKER:
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John Uselton, RPh, BS, Vice President, Center for Safety and Clinical Excellence, Cardinal Health
• 30+ years experience preparing pharmacies for more than 2000 Joint Commission surveys
• Co-author – Assuring Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards: A Pharmacy Guide, 7th Edition
• Co-author – Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards, 6th Edition
• Contributor – Handbook of Institutional Pharmacy Practice, 4th Edition
• Co-author – Preparing the Pharmacy for a Joint Commission Survey, 5th Edition
• Co-author – Preparing to Meet Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals
• Speaker on Joint Commission and medication safety topics, including presentations at previous ASHP Midyear Clinical Meetings
• Experienced in advising pharmacies on preparing for Joint Commission and Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) surveys, assessing the safety of medication systems, advising hospitals on improving medication safety, and developing resources to prepare organizations for accreditation surveys
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
Describe how to stay continuously prepared for a Joint Commission or a Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) survey in 2009.
Describe processes to comply with The Joint Commission's 2009 National Patient Safety Goals.
Discuss the Standards Improvement Initiative and new Medication Management standards or Elements of Performance that will impact surveys in 2009.
Explain how to identify potential problematic areas prior to surveys and implement an action plan to resolve.
Explain how to integrate medication-related standards into ancillary areas and hospital-owned clinics.