JCAHO REQUIREMENT: New Infection Control Standard Addresses the Management of Epidemics

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Publisher: Joint Commission Resources

ISSN: 0277-8327

Source: JCAH Perspectives, Vol.24, Iss.7, 2004-07, pp. : 4-4

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Abstract

This new standard calls for organizations to prepare for how they would respond to an influx, or the risk of an influx, of infectious patients. The official language, applicable to ambulatory care, behavioral health care, home care, hospital, laboratory, and long term care, is provided.