Last updated 11/17/09, 4:15 p.m. CT
Health Care Staffing Services Certification Manual (HCSS)
The Updates
2008 Update Table of Changes
2009 Update Table of Changes
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The Joint Commission Certification Process
2008 Certification Decision Rules (9/07)
2008 Thresholds for Conditional Accreditation/Certification and Preliminary Denial of Accreditation/Certification (12/07)
Elimination of PPR for Health Care Staffing Services (12/07)
Clarification on Details of Elimination of Four-Month Track Record Requirements Decision (1/08)
Clarification on Applicability of CDC and WHO Hand Hygiene Guidelines Crosswalk (4/08)
Improvements to the Decision Process (8/08)
10-Day Clarification Time Frame (8/08)
2009 Certification Decision Rules (9/08)
Remaining Component to the 2009 Accreditation Decision Methodology, Including Thresholds (12/08)
Clarification for Pediatric Emergency Medications and Immediate Threat to Life (1/09)
Update on the 2009 Decision Process (2/09)
Updated Deposit and Fee Policies (2/09)
Approved: Revisions to the Public Information Policy (4/09)
2010 Updates to Accreditation and Certification Decision Rules (8/09)
Certification Participation Requirements (CPRs)
2009 CPRs for HCSS (11/08)
Correction to Certain Criticality Designations for CPR and HR (2/09)
Errata for 2009 Certification Manual (5/09)
Standards, Rationales, Elements of Performance, and Scoring
Leadership (HSLD)
Human Resources Management (HSHR)
Clarification on Improving Clinical Staff Competence by Identifying Learning Needs (HR) (11/09)
Information Management (HSIM)
Performance Measurement and Improvement (HSPM)
Performance Improvement and Performance Measurement
Appendix A: Root Cause Analysis
Appendix B: Credentialing
Appendix C: Certification Review Process: Documentation Requirements
Appendix D: National Patient Safety Goals
Appendix E: Comparison of 2010 Health Care Staffing Services Certification Human Resources Standards and EPs to 2010 Hospital Accreditation Standards and EPs