Are you in continuous compliance with Joint Commission standards?

Is your pharmacy prepared for an unannounced Joint Commission survey?

Maintaining continuous compliance with Joint Commission standards fosters safe, high-quality care and assures readiness for a survey at any time. The new seventh edition of Assuring Continuous Compliance with Joint Commission Standards: A Pharmacy Guide provides expert help in assuring that your pharmacy is compliant.

Authors Charles P. Coe and John P. Uselton have helped hundreds of hospital pharmacies comply with Joint Commission standards and prepare for surveys. Benefit from their unique perspective in this latest edition of the indispensable guide to fostering high-quality patient care by incorporating Joint Commission standards into everyday practice.

In the new Seventh Edition you will find:

• A comprehensive list of compliance checklists covering Joint Commission standards in medication management; human resources; education and training of patients and family; infection control; and safety, security and storage to guide you in identifying your deficiencies. Each checklist is interspersed with authors’ notes, comments, suggestions, and experiences relating to compliance.

• A review of the Joint Commission 2008 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) and checklists with suggestions on how to implement the NPSGs applicable to hospitals.

• Guidelines for developing an action plan for progressing toward continuous compliance.

• Checklists for “Polices and Procedures” and, to help document compliance, “Frequently Requested Documents.”

• Concise overviews of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, the NIOSH Recommendations for Handling Hazardous Drugs, USP Chapter <797>, the Joint Commission’s ORYX initiative, and the FDA MedWatch Program.

• Comprehensive chapters on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation and the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

• Timely chapters on medication safety, adverse drug reactions, competence assessment, performance improvement, and pharmacy and therapeutics activities.

The companion CD includes more than 50 example forms and documents. New for this edition, are many examples in Microsoft® Word format that can be easily customized for your organization.