Your Tracer Feature Feedback Has Been Helpful

• 3/29/2010
• Author: Janet Pimentel
• Category: The Source Blog
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I sometimes get calls from The Source readers asking for help finding a specific tracer topic that published in the newsletter. I enjoy helping you track down a specific “Tracer Methodology 101” article and hearing what you think about it. Your comments have helped me improve this monthly feature over the past year by making such tweaks as providing more sample questions and focusing on tracer topics beyond hospitals to include other accreditation programs. Tracer Methodology 101 is also one of my favorite monthly features that I enjoy planning and bringing to you with each issue.

I often get asked if I’ve ever conducted a tracer or witnessed a Joint Commission surveyor conducting one during an on-site survey. No, I have not. As an employee of Joint Commission Resources, I am not allowed to witness surveys or know anything about any information or results of an organization’s survey. A firewall policy is in place and respected between The Joint Commission and Joint Commission Resources. I have learned about tracers by communicating with Joint Commission experts, such as survey directors or surveyors, and JCR consultants who have taught education seminars about them. I also have been the editor of three JCR books about tracer methodology. If you have any questions about the tracer process and would like to see them addressed in The Source, let me know. Your feedback is always welcome!

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