Showing posts with label Carts in Use. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carts in Use. Show all posts

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Compliance News: Carts in Corridor: 30 Minute "In Use" Rule



By Dean Samet, CHSP



In a Q & A segment of The Joint Commission’s Environment of Care® News, June 2009, Volume 12, Issue 6, TJC’s Standards Interpretation Group (SIG) answers questions on how long computer on wheels and other wheeled carts may be in corridors, provided that they are “in use.” This issue continues to be a common finding during The Joint Commission surveys and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services inspections.