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Article: Will the Joint Commission's unannounced surveys catch infection control professionals off-guard? Concerns about housekeeping, environment of care.
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- Hospital Employee Health
- Article date:
- June 1, 2003
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Given recent events from emerging infections to the threat of bioterrorism, infection control professionals likely will be prepared for unannounced visits from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. They can't afford not to be.
"The job is too important," says Patti Grant, RN, MSN, infection control manager at RHD Memorial Medical Center in Dallas. "We can't let policies and procedures lapse and say, 'They're not coming until next year.'"
However, the Joint Commission's move to unannounced surveys may undermine the educational aspects of the triennial visit, she laments. "I have always learned things during a Joint Commission ...