The Joint Commission recently published a roundup of several new frequently asked questions posted to its website. The roundup, which appeared in the Oct. 30 issue of the Joint Commission Online e-newsletter, features standards questions about emergency cart security, laundering of surgical scrubs and other attire, and use of self-contained, high-level disinfection units for semicritical devices.
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Joint Commission posts FAQs on standards topics
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