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Environment of Care

 
The environment in which care is provided can make a difference
Numerous studies demonstrate that factors in the physical and social environment can impact patients for better or worse.  Let JCR help you take a fresh look at your existing facility, or provide best practices in maintenance and design for a building prototype.  Our Environment of Care products and services provide organizations with the tools to build a safer environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

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Online Education
Joint Commission Resources offers online education as a cost effective way for organizations to participate in training without the costs of travel and time away. Uninterrupted care delivery in emergency situations should be a focus of on-going training and planning.  Check out these two programs:  Fire safety and Utilities and Clinical Engineering.

Emergency Management in Health Care: An All-Hazards Approach
This book helps health care organizations plan for managing the critical areas of emergency response by assessing their needs and preparing staff to respond to events most likely to occur, regardless of the cause(s) of the emergency situation. Available in April 2008.

NEW!  Health and Safety Design Consulting Services
If you are renovating or building a new facility, learn more about how this new JCR service can help you incorporate evidence-based health design. 

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Environment of Care Audioconference Series
Back by popular demand, Joint Commission Resources is pleased to offer the Environment of Care Series for 2008.  Senior Engineers and Joint Commission Standards Interpretation experts George Mills, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, and Jerry Gervais, FASHE, CHFM will present a variety of EC topics, making sure your organization is fully prepared to meet the standards and maintain a high level of preparedness. 
Environment of Care Risk Assessment
In a health care environment, risks abound. Whether the risk issue is infant and pediatric abduction, infection control during construction, fire safety, or potential disaster emergencies, this book, available in June 2008, guides organizations through a basic risk assessment process and suggests potential high-profile, high-risk areas for consideration. It shows how to use existing standards tools and it also includes a CD-ROM with interactive risk assessment forms.
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