Interim Staffing Requirements Take Effect Soon

• 6/18/2010
• Author: Janet Pimentel
• Category: The Source Blog
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Don’t forget that interim requirements to the staffing effectiveness standards will go into effect for hospitals and long term care organizations on July 1, 2010. The interim standards (which are the last bullet under Standard LD.04.04.05, EP 13, and Standard PI.02.01.01, EPs 12, 13, 14) will remain in effect while The Joint Commission continues to research staffing effectiveness issues. Those hospitals and long term care organizations still working on compliance strategies for these interim standards can find some answers in the cover story of the May 2010 issue of The Source. In the article, Joint Commission experts offer several practical how-to suggestions, such as the following:

• Collect and compile data relevant to the population your organization serves
• Review the data analysis processes that already exist for the data that your organization already collects
• Remember that staffing effectiveness goes beyond just assessing number, skill mix, and competency. It involves making sure those three components are addressed within your organization based on the services that your organization provides.