Session Information
2012 Summer Meeting
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The Joint Commission Hospital Pharmacy Update for 2012
Track:
Education Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 103-L03
Date: Sunday, June 10, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Location:
341, Level 300
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Description
This session gives the participant an understanding of The Joint Commission’s 2012 requirements for its medication management standards and medication-related national patient safety goal requirements, discussing compliance issues found on past surveys, new requirements, and current interpretations along with examples of best practices for meeting the requirements.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Cite at least five major Joint Commission expectations and requirement for hospitals that choose to credential and privilege pharmacists.
- Cite the changes and any new interpretation of the standard requirements related to the medication management standards.
- Describe any changes and new requirements for the medication-related National Patient Safety Goals for 2012.
- List the four most problematic medication related standards and National Patient Safety Goals in terms of non-compliance by organizations surveyed in hospitals in 2011 and the most common reasons why each was scored non-compliant.
- List the three major Joint Commission requirements related to the use of outsourced pharmacy providers.
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