| Every healthcare organization/hospital
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| | hospital, and who maintain custody and
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| accepting payment for Medicare and
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| | direct supervision of their prisoner are
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| Medicaid patients is required to meet
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| | not governed by §482.13(f)(l-3). The
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| certain Federal standards called
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| | individual may be the law enforcement
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| "Conditions of Participation" (CoPs).
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| | officer's prisoner but he/she is also the
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| These Federal requirements are
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| | hospital's patient. The hospital is still
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| promulgated by the Centers for Medicare
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| | responsible for providing safe and
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| and Medicaid to improve quality and
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| | appropriate care to their patient. The
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| protect the health and safety of
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| | condition of the patient must be
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| patients. Compliance is based on surveys
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| | continually assessed, monitored and
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| conducted by state agencies on behalf of
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| | reevaluate.
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| the CMS. Conditions of Participation are
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| | JCAHO - 2006
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| regulatory standards hospitals agree to
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| | (Healthcare Security)
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| follow as a condition for receiving
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| | ________________________________________
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| federal funding through the Medicare
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| | ___
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| program.
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| | The Joint Commission on Accreditation of
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| Under an agreement with CMS, State
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| | Healthcare Organizations evaluates and
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| healthcare licensure agencies conduct
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| | accredits more than 18,000 healthcare
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| surveys of hospitals and enforce
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| | organizations and programs throughout the
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| compliance with CoPs and ensure that
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| | United States. Hospitals aggressively
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| Conditions of Participation are being
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| | seek Joint Commission accreditation to
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| practiced. Hospitals and other healthcare
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| | meet Medicare certification and licensure
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| facilities are subject to random onsite
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| | requirements. Accreditation is also a
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| reviews. Unannounced surveys can result
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| | condition of reimbursement for many
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| from patient or public complaints or
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| | insurers and other payers. In addition,
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| inquiries. Healthcare Security is an
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| | JCAHO Accreditation reduces the
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| important element for the new 2006
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| | hospital's liability insurance premiums.
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| Conditions of Participation.
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| | Beginning in 2006 JCAHO will conduct all
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| CONDITIONS of PARTICIPATION
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| | surveys without prior notice.
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| Department of Health & Human Services
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| | The Joint Commission has accredited
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| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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| | hospitals for more than 50 years and
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| (Healthcare Security)
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| | today accredits over 80 percent of the
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| ________________________________________
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| | nation's hospitals. The Centers for
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| ___
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| | Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) have
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| A-0038
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| | required JCAHO accreditation by US
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| Title 42CFR, Volume 3 - §482.13
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| | hospitals since 1965 as a 'Condition of
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| Condition of Participation: Patients'
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| | Participation' requirement in order for
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| Rights
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| | them to receive Medicaid and Medicare
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| A hospital must protect and promote each
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| | reimbursements.
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| patient's rights
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| | The Joint Commission and Healthcare
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| Interpretive Guidelines §482.13
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| | Security
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| These requirements apply to all Medicare
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| | The Joint Commission's Standards address
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| or Medicaid participating hospitals
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| | the hospital's performance in specific
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| including short-term, acute care,
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| | areas, and specify requirements to insure
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| surgical, specialty, psychiatric,
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| | that patients are provided a safe and
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| rehabilitation, long-term, childrens' and
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| | secure environment. 2006 Environment of
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| cancer, whether or not they are
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| | Care© requirements include, but are
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| accredited. This rule does not apply to
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| | not limited to the following:
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| critical access hospitals. (See Social
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| | - Development and maintenance of a
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| Security Act (the Act) §1861(e)).
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| | written Security Management Plan to
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| These requirements, as well as the other
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| | include an Emergency Management Plan.
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| Conditions of Participation in 42 CFR
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| | - Conduct an annual Risk Assessment that
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| §482, apply to all parts and locations
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| | evaluates the potential adverse impact of
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| (outpatient services, provider-based
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| | the external environment on the security
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| entities, inpatient services) of the
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| | of patients, staff, and others coming to
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| Medicare participating hospital.
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| | the facility.
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| ________________________________________
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| | - Use the risks identified to select and
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| | implement procedures and controls to
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| A-0057
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| | achieve the lowest potential for adverse
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| Title 42, Volume 3 CFR - §482.13(c)(2)
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| | impact on security.
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| The patient has the right to receive care
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| | - Identify, as appropriate, patients,
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| in a safe setting.
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| | staff and other people entering the
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| Interpretive Guidelines for
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| | facility.
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| §482.13(c)(2)
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| | - Access Control / Physical Protection -
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| The intention of this requirement is to
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| | control access to and egress from
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| specify that each patient receives care
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| | security sensitive areas, as determined
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| in an environment that a reasonable
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| | by the organization.
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| person would consider to be safe. For
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| | - Mitigate Violence in the Emergency
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| example, hospital staff should follow
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| | Department and other locations.
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| current standards of practice for patient
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| | - Education and Training - staff,
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| environmental safety, infection control
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| | licensed practitioners, and volunteers
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| and security. The hospital must protect
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| | have the knowledge and skills necessary
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| vulnerable patients, including newborns
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| | to perform their responsibilities within
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| and children. Additionally, this standard
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| | the environment.
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| is intended to provide protection for the
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| | - Develop and implement a proactive
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| patient's emotional health and safety as
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| | infant abduction prevention plan.
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| well as his/her physical safety. Respect,
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| | - Include information on visitor/provider
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| dignity and comfort would be components
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| | identification as well as identification
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| of an emotionally safe environment.
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| | of potential abductors/abduction
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| Survey Procedures §482.13(c)(2)
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| | situations (during staff orientation and
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| - Review and analyze patient and staff
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| | in-service curriculum programs).
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| incident and accident reports to identify
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| | - Enhance parent education concerning
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| any incidents or patterns of incidents
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| | abduction risks and parent responsibility
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| concerning a safe environment. Expand
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| | for reducing risk and then assess the
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| your review if you suspect a problem with
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| | parents' level of understanding.
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| safe environment in the hospitals.
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| | - Attach secure identically numbered
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| - Review QAPI, safety, infection control
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| | bands to the baby (wrist and ankle
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| and security (or the committee that deals
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| | bands), mother, and father or significant
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| with security issues) committee minutes
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| | other immediately after birth.
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| and reports to determine if the hospital
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| | - Footprint the baby, take a color
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| is identifying problems, evaluating those
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| | photograph of the baby and record the
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| problems and taking steps to ensure a
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| | baby's physical examination within two
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| safe patient environment.
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| | hours of birth.
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| - Observe the environment where care and
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| | - Require staff to wear up-to-date,
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| treatment are provided.
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| | conspicuous, color photograph
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| - Observe and interview staff at units
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| | identification badges.
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| where infants and children are
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| | - Discontinue publication of birth
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| inpatients. Are appropriate security
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| | notices in local newspapers.
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| protections (such as alarms, arm banding
| |
| | - Consider options for controlling access
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| systems, etc.) in place? Are they
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| | to nursery/postpartum unit such as
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| functioning?
| |
| | swipe-card locks, keypad locks, entry
|
| - Review policy and procedures on what
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| | point alarms or video surveillance (any
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| the facility does to curtail unwanted
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| | locking systems must comply with fire
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| visitors or contaminated materials.
| |
| | codes).
|
| - Access the hospital's security efforts
| |
| | - Consider implementing an infant
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| to protect vulnerable patients including
| |
| | security tag or abduction alarm system.
|
| newborns and children. Is the hospital
| |
| | Material in this brochure provided to
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| providing appropriate security to protect
| |
| | Accutech-ICS ( by Security Assessments
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| patients? Are appropriate security
| |
| | International, Inc.,
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| mechanisms in place and being followed to
| |
| | Disclaimer
|
| protect patients?
| |
| | The information provided by and SAI is in
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| Exceptions:
| |
| | accordance with our understanding of
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| The use of handcuffs or other restrictive
| |
| | current JCAHO and CMS Regulations. It is
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| devices applied by law enforcement
| |
| | intended for educational purposes only
|
| officials who are not employed by or
| |
| | and should not be considered 'legal'
|
| contracted by the hospital is for
| |
| | advice. Please consult with your legal
|
| custody, detention, and public safety
| |
| | counsel or Compliance Officer for
|
| reasons, and is not involved in the
| |
| | clarification of laws and rules related
|
| provision of health care. Therefore, the
| |
| | to your State when applicable.
|
| use of restrictive devices applied by and
| |
| | and SAI are not affiliated with the Joint
|
| monitored by law enforcement officers who
| |
| | Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
|
| are not employed or contracted by the
| |
| | Organizations.
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