This article was written by Marlene K. Strader, RN, PhD, and Elizabeth Di Giacomo-Geffers, RN, MPH, CSHA, a healthcare consultant in Trabuco Canyon, California, and a former Joint Commission surveyor.
In the first quarter of 2016, there were 46 topics that were required for education and training of hospital staff, including physicians, nurses, and other allied healthcare personnel. In May 2016, The Joint Commission deleted many standards and elements of performance (EP), reducing the number to around 40. A few of those deletions impact the Human Resources (HR) chapter as well as other chapters.
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