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organization and community. /S /P /S /LBody /K 8 /S /LBody endobj 121 0 obj /Kids [84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R 87 0 R 88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R] 299 0 obj /K 25 General guidelines for calculating the minimum required storage: Provide backup storage shelving equivalent to 25% of all kitchen space or one square foot 235 0 obj << endobj >> null null 276 0 R null null null null null null null << /Parent 18 0 R endobj /A 703 0 R /Pg 78 0 R /K [621 0 R] << << /P 955 0 R >> /S /Lbl f1 monza 2022 qualifying results. 142 0 obj 411 0 obj 5 0 obj endobj endobj /K 8 /P 636 0 R /S /LBody /S /TextBox /K 22 /Rotate 0 /Pg 80 0 R /A 708 0 R /Pg 71 0 R /Tabs /S >> << endobj 14 [null null null null null null null null 293 0 R null /P 663 0 R /K 38 /P 50 0 R 358 0 obj endobj /A 996 0 R << /Lang (EN-US) endobj << >> /K [591 0 R 592 0 R] << endobj << /A 1073 0 R /K 8 << /Parent 17 0 R /K 13 /StructParents 35 << >> endobj /S /P << /MediaBox [0 0 720 540] /K 74 endobj /P 1070 0 R Continue your learning with a deeper dive 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In addition to accreditation, certification, and verification, we provide tools and resources for health care professionals that can help make a difference in the delivery of care. null null null 416 0 R null null null null 417 0 R null /K 48 484 0 obj /K [627 0 R] /S /TextBox /P 878 0 R /Pg 76 0 R << /A 632 0 R 489 0 obj See how our expertise and rigorous standards can help organizations like yours. >> /Pg 68 0 R /P 901 0 R /S /LBody We develop and implement measures for accountability and quality improvement. /Contents 545 0 R 426 0 obj /P 901 0 R /S /Lbl /S /LBody endobj /S /P /P 1053 0 R /A 936 0 R 123 0 obj /S /Lbl << << endobj >> Educate staff to recognize when a commercially prepared sterile medical device would be inappropriate to use (e.g., expired, torn or damaged packaging). /P 988 0 R 163 0 obj /Pg 77 0 R /K 35 >> endobj endobj 485 0 obj >> /Pg 67 0 R >> << /Type /Page Other advantages of accreditation include risk management, increased community confidence, reduction of liability insurance costs, and Medicare certification.1, The Joint Commission estimates that15 to 20 millionreusable endoscopes are used in healthcare organizations; due to the invasive nature of these endoscopes, they can easily retain contaminated material if not correctly reprocessed.2. /K 53 /Pg 78 0 R /Pg 78 0 R /Group 512 0 R /A 898 0 R /P 709 0 R << /Type /Page A visit from The Joint Commission can be daunting, due to the importance of passing the inspection and obtaining accreditation for your medical facility. endobj << 273 0 obj /Pg 67 0 R /K 21 /S /LBody /S /Lbl /S /Lbl /K [597 0 R] /A 842 0 R /K [305 0 R] /S /LBody /A 885 0 R endobj /P 38 0 R >> << /S /LBody endobj >> >> /P 44 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) endobj /P 904 0 R 409 0 obj << endobj /A 981 0 R /S /TextBox Your organization must show evidence that, whether in a designated Central Surgical Supply area or in a storage room with mixed clean and sterile supplies, you are storing those supplies in a manner to protect from contamination and maintain the integrity of the packaging from damage. << /A 987 0 R /StructParents 22 /S /P endobj /A 921 0 R << /Type /Page /Lang (EN-US) >> /K 33 /S /LBody /A 1016 0 R >> 447 0 obj /Pg 88 0 R << %PDF-1.5 /Pg 83 0 R /S /LBody We can make a difference on your journey to provide consistently excellent care for each and every patient. /K 29 << /P 117 0 R << null null null 201 0 R null null null null 202 0 R null /CropBox [0 0 720 540] << /K 61 348 0 obj /P 1008 0 R << 134 0 obj endobj >> /P 738 0 R << /K 17 374 0 obj endobj /P 7 0 R >> >> /K 8 >> /StructParents 20 /A 668 0 R /K [147 0 R 148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R] /Lang (EN-US) /P 878 0 R clean and sterilized supplies and equipment. >> << /Tabs /S /Pg 83 0 R /A 797 0 R /A 1069 0 R /P 31 0 R /A 582 0 R >> We develop and implement measures for accountability and quality improvement. null null null 319 0 R null null null null null null Joint Commission standard IC.02.02.01 requires that the hospital reduces risk of infection associated with medical equipment, devices, and supplies. endobj /StructParents 34 62 0 obj endobj /S /P 280 0 obj >> /K 53 endobj /S /Slide 203 0 R] >> /K 28 /Count 5 Therefore, anything that a patient or staff member wears, ingests, or is treated with should not be stored under a sink. /Lang (EN-US) stream << /Lang (EN-US) /Group 512 0 R /Pg 85 0 R << << << /Lang (EN-US) /P 105 0 R /P 697 0 R /Resources 517 0 R 364 0 obj /A 768 0 R /P 807 0 R 117 0 obj /P 38 0 R << << 167 0 obj << endobj >> 448 0 obj << /P 953 0 R /S /LBody /Pg 84 0 R << /First 12 0 R endobj /P 866 0 R << 38 0 obj /P 7 0 R /S /TextBox /S /Lbl >> >> /K 49 /K 20 endobj Deemed organizations must fulfill Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ventilation requirements which outline criteria for new or renovated existing facilities (constructed or plans approved on or after July 5, 2016). << >> 443 0 obj If, for example, the manufacturer of the sterile supply requires a specific temperature and humidity requirement for storage, your organization would need to demonstrate at the time of survey that these requirements are being met. | 162 0 obj << /A 1058 0 R endobj /Lang (EN-US) << /K 33 /A 956 0 R null null null null null 420 0 R null null null null /P 131 0 R /P 868 0 R /CropBox [0 0 720 540] endobj << endobj 279 0 obj null null 245 0 R null null null 246 0 R null 247 0 R 248 0 R 99 0 obj << /S /LBody << We develop and implement measures for accountability and quality improvement. /P 150 0 R /Pg 76 0 R endobj /Pg 80 0 R /A 856 0 R endobj /A 900 0 R >> /S /Lbl /P 27 0 R >> /Kids [59 0 R 60 0 R 61 0 R 62 0 R 63 0 R] Improve Maternal Outcomes at Your Health Care Facility, Accreditation Standards & Resource Center, Ambulatory Health Care: 2023 National Patient Safety Goals, Assisted Living Community: 2023 National Patient Safety Goals, Behavioral Health Care and Human Services: 2023 National Patient Safety Goals, Critical Access Hospital: 2023 National Patient Safety Goals, Home Care: 2023 National Patient Safety Goals, Hospital: 2023 National Patient Safety Goals, Laboratory Services: 2023 National Patient Safety Goals, Nursing Care Center: 2023 National Patient Safety Goals, Office-Based Surgery: 2023 National Patient Safety Goals, New Assisted Living Community Accreditation Memory Care Certification Option, Health Care Equity Standard Elevated to National Patient Safety Goal, New and Revised Emergency Management Standards, New Health Care Equity Certification Program, Updates to the Advanced Disease-Specific Care Certification for Inpatient Diabetes Care, Updates to the Assisted Living Community Accreditation Requirements, Updates to the Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification Program, The Joint Commission Retires Select Accreditation Requirements, Revisions Related to Licensed Practitioner Evaluation Time Frames, Revisions to Eliminate the Use of Licensed Independent Practitioner Terminology, Health Care Workforce Safety and Well-Being, Report a Patient Safety Concern or Complaint, The Joint Commission Stands for Racial Justice and Equity, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, John M. 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(HAP) After sterilization, medical devices and instruments are stored so that sterility is not compromised. >> endobj /P 1059 0 R /P 955 0 R /K 13 >> /Parent 15 0 R << /Pg 74 0 R endobj 136 0 obj << << /P 1029 0 R 245 0 obj 30 0 obj /K [159 0 R 160 0 R 161 0 R] >> /Type /Page /K 163 /P 957 0 R 481 0 obj /S /LBody /S /Slide 9 0 obj /Pg 67 0 R SCOPE STORAGE Flexible scopes stored in closed cabinet - Venting for air circulation - Internal surfaces cleanable - Adequate height; sufficient space Separate clean scope storage room preferred endobj endobj 315 0 obj << /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /LBody /K [137 0 R 138 0 R 139 0 R] /S /P >> /S /Lbl >> << /Next 56 0 R /K 22 52 0 obj << >> Evidence-based guidelines (EBGs) and national standards: Your organization may refer to EBGs and national standards for guidance as to how sterile supplies should be stored. 319 0 obj In patient care areas, NFPA 99 section 11.3.3 will allow up to 300 cubic feet (approximately 12 E-size cylinders) of nonflammable gas, which includes oxygen, in 22,500 square feet of floor area outside of a storage enclosure. >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) 439 0 obj >> 350 0 obj /P 695 0 R >> /S /LBody /P 755 0 R /S /LBody endobj Learn about the development and implementation of standardized performance measures. << << In addition to accreditation, certification, and verification, we provide tools and resources for health care professionals that can help make a difference in the delivery of care. /A 884 0 R /RBGroups [] 318 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) Obtain useful information in regards to patient safety, suicide prevention, infection control and many more. /K [251 0 R] /A 743 0 R /K 38 endobj << 316 0 obj /P 729 0 R /S /TextBox /P 7 0 R 379 0 R] null null 418 0 R null null null 419 0 R null null null JCR reproduces and distributes these materials under license from The Joint Commission. /Lang (EN-US) Follow instructions from the washer/dryer manufacturer. 92 0 obj >> /Pg 85 0 R /S /Lbl >> 503 0 obj /A 912 0 R /S /LBody /K [616 0 R] /Parent 17 0 R endobj /S /LBody /S /LBody (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations [JCAHO]: Environment of Care [EC] . /K [155 0 R 156 0 R 157 0 R 158 0 R] << /Count 5 /Next 508 0 R /P 682 0 R The Joint Commission issued an explanation of its sterile supply storage area temperature and humidity standard. 201 0 obj /K 18 /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) Joint Commission Resources, Inc. 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