Thursday, February 20, 2014

TJC Clarifies Emergency Power Expectations

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By David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, CHSP, FASHE In the January 2014 editions of both TJC Perspectives and TJC EC News, TJC Director of Engineer...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

TJC Modifies Emergency Power Test Intervals for 2014

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 By David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, CHSP, FASHE The 2014 TJC Hospital Accreditation Standards include wording changes in Standard EC.02.05.07,...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

TJC Redefines “Quarterly” and “Every 3 Years” for 2014

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  By David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, CHSP, FASHE Take a close look at your 2014 schedules for quarterly requirements such as fire safety syste...
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Smart Money: Making the case for hospital infrastructure funding

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By David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, CHSP, FASHE This article recently appeared in Health Facilities Management.   Many health facilities ...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

TJC Expands Required Documents List

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In the September 2013 update to the 2013 Survey Activity Guide, The Joint Commission (TJC) added the following environment of care documen...
Tuesday, November 12, 2013

TJC Notification Requirements for CMS Categorical Waivers

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The Joint Commission (TJC) recently clarified its notification requirements if an organization decides to take advantage of any CMS catego...
Monday, November 11, 2013

TJC Emphasizes Pressure Relationships for Infection Prevention

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By David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, CHSP, FASHE In his October 25th ASHE-sponsored webinar, TJC Director of Engineering George Mills emphasized...
Monday, September 30, 2013

Joint Commission discusses Fire Safety Equipment Inventories at ASHE Conference

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  By David Stymiest, PE CHFM CHSP FASHE The Joint Commission (TJC) Engineering Director George Mills addressed the issue of fire safety eq...
Friday, September 27, 2013

TJC Addresses CMS Categorical Waivers

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  By David Stymiest, PE CHFM CHSP FASHE  ASHE recently discussed in its Listserv TJC’s response to the CMS categorical waivers. According...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

CMS ISSUES MORE CATEGORICAL WAIVERS

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By David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, CHSP, FASHE   Waivers address selected life safety, medical gas master alarm, emergency power testing, ...
Friday, July 19, 2013

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TJC Provides Tips for Meeting Problematic Life Safety Compliance Requirements  By David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, CHSP, FASHE TJC Director o...
Thursday, July 18, 2013

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ASHRAE Publishes Improved HVAC Design Manual for Hospitals & Clinics  By Ron Holdaway, PE, CEM, LEED AP ASHRAE recently published th...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

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TJC Strengthens Leadership Accountability for Emergency Management By David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, CHSP, FASHE In the July 2014 iss...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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TJC Issues 2014 National Patient Safety Goal on Clinical Alarm System Safety By David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, CHSP, FASHE In it...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

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Compliance News: TJC Revisits EC Plans   By David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, CHSP, FASHE A recent article placed in both the EC News and TJC P...