Effective Jan. 1, 2014, the Joint Commission will use revised standards that address leadership accountability of emergency management oversight in hospitals and critical access hospitals. The revised standards require organizations to identify a leader to oversee emergency management, to consider input from staff when evaluating exercises and responses, and senior hospital leadership to review the organization's planning and performance.
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Joint Commission EM standards revised
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August 1, 2013