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Environment of Care News features timely, practical articles about meeting Joint Commission EC standards. The seven EC areas are emphasized, including the management of safety, security, hazardous materials and waste, emergencies, fire prevention, medical equipment, and utilities.
Your idea should describe your own organization’s noteworthy EC activities or provide specific, hands-on help for EC standards compliance and survey preparation. The opportunity to share an EC success story is open to all types of health care organizations. Do not submit completed articles without first contacting the editor.
Once you are given the go-ahead, write your article in an informal, first-person style and provide a brief description of your organization (location, number of beds, types of patients, etc.). Articles should be between 500 and 1,000 words, including any accompanying tables or charts.
Please submit your article in a file format compatible with Microsoft Word 6.0 by e-mail to ecnews@jcrinc.com or on CD.
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Kristine M. Miller, Executive Editor
Department of Publications
Joint Commission Resources
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
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