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Health Care Staffing Services Certification Manual (HCSS)
The Updates
2008 Update Table of Changes (10/08)
2009 Table of Changes (10/09)
2011 Table of Changes (10/10)
2012 Table of Changes (9/11)
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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)
2011 Accreditation and Certification Decision Rules (11/10)
Refined Accreditation and Certification Decision Categories (11/10)
Revised Public Information Policy (1/11)
Revisions to the Review and Appeal Procedures for Adverse Decisions (8/11)
2012 Accreditation and Certification Decision Rules (9/11)
Errata: Reinstated Decision Rule for Certification with Follow-Up Review in 2012 (2/12)
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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)
New Method to Record an Immediate Threat to Health or Safety Situation (CPR) (9/11)
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Standards, Rationales, Elements of Performance, and Scoring
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Leadership (HSLD)
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Human Resources Management (HSHR)
Correction to Certain Criticality Designations for CPR and HR (2/09)
Clarification on Improving Clinical Staff Competence by Identifying Learning Needs (HR) (11/09)
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Information Management (HSIM)
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Performance Measurement and Improvement (HSPM)
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Performance Improvement and Performance Measurement
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Appendix A: Root Cause Analysis
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Appendix B: Credentialing
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Appendix C: Certification Review Process: Documentation Requirements
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Appendix D: National Patient Safety Goals
Errata to 2009 Requirements for EC, IC, LS, MM, NPSG, and PC (2/09)
NPSG 8 (Medication Reconciliation) Will Not Be Scored in 2009 (3/09)
Errata for 2009 Accreditation Manuals for EC and NPSG (8/09)
2010 National Patient Safety Goals (10/09)
Revised Universal Protocol for 2010 (10/09)
Errata to NPSG Chapter as Published in 2010 Comprehensive Accreditation Manuals and 2009 Update 2 (12/09)
Clarification on Site Marking Under the Universal Protocol (2/10)
Corrections to NPSGs on Medication Labeling and MDROs (NPSG) (3/10)
No New National Patient Safety Goals, Only Minor Revisions for 2011 (NPSG) (8/10)
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Appendix E: Comparison of 2011 Health Care Staffing Services Certification Human Resources Standards and EPs to 2011 Hospital Accreditation Standards and EPs
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