COHAN HEALTHCARE COMPLIANCE – JUNE 2021 ACCREDITATION UPDATES Environment of Care Survey Process Modified Beginning in 2021, organizations receiving a Joint Commission (TJC) accreditation survey (primarily hospitals and critical access hospitals) will undergo a different survey of the Environment of Care (EC) standards. This modified survey process includes: Life Safety Code (LSC) Surveyor will
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Healthcare Compliance Updates: May 2021
ACCREDITATION UPDATES DNV GL has a New Name! As of March 1, 2021, the CMS accrediting organization, DNV GL, has rebranded as just DNV. The current name, DNV GL, has been in place since the merger of Det Norske Veritas and Germanishher Lloyd in 2013. The merger is said to be complete and the name
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Healthcare Compliance Updates: April 2021
ACCREDITATION UPDATES OSHA’s Proposed Rule Update to Hazard Communication Standard To align the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) with the current edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), OSHA proposed a rule “update” for later this year. The 300-page document strives to improve labeling directions for hazardous chemical containers and
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The Importance of the “Fire Watch”
The Fire Watch is an important tool used to protect patients, staff, and visitors from the risks of a diminished fire protection system. The Life Safety Code (NFPA 101-2012, 3.3.104), defines the Fire Watch as: “The assignment of a person or persons to an area for the express purpose of notifying the fire department, the
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COHAN Partners with PREVENT to Bring Code Compliance to the Healthcare Industry
PREVENT and COHAN are proud to announce that we are formally partnering to bring both companies’ master-level experience in the field of healthcare code compliance to as many facilities and systems as possible. By working with the expert consultants at COHAN, PREVENT will better serve their clients’ life safety needs. And with access to PREVENT’s
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Healthcare Compliance Updates: February 2021
What You Need to Know ACCREDITATION INFORMATION – issues which could impact the survey process In this healthcare compliance update, COHAN provides important new information related to CMS, TJC, and DNV, including survey processes during the pandemic. For friends and clients within the survey window, we also provide some current survey focuses from client surveys from
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