Becker's Healthcare March 27, 2024
The Joint Commission is updating how infection prevention and control, and medication management systems are evaluated during hospital surveys, the organization said March 27.
Effective May 1, these systems will no longer be evaluated in a meeting format. Instead, surveyors will assess these processes during individual tracer sessions.
“During tracers, surveyors will observe processes, interview key staff and visit areas of the organization that are integral to...