- Evaluate the built environment before, during, and after construction.
- Evaluate conceptual drawings for compliance with The Joint Commission and CMS.
- Field verify compliance with NFPA 101-2012 after occupancy is granted.
- Guide safe building design and new construction to help you achieve compliance with the Life Safety Code, general infrastructure requirements, infection prevention, and workflow.
- Assist with pre-construction, infection prevention risk assessments, and interim life safety measures assessments.
- Help you prepare for Joint Commission extension surveys.
- Establish a long-term program in which a JCR expert makes regular visits to help you manage continuous compliance and assist with issues as they arise.
- Mentor hospital or health system staff to become proficient in all areas of Environment of Care/life safety and develop best practice strategies.
- Evaluate, create, and update a facilities Environment of Care program.
- Conduct regular building assessments to help identify deficiencies and develop and execute plans for improvement.
- Build dashboards to monitor compliance within your program.
- Evaluate high-risk policies and programs such as life safety building assessments, interim life safety measures, and pre-construction risk assessments.
- Create an action plan to help you prioritize deficiencies within the environment and drive corrective action planning.
- Perform emergency management drills.
- Help you coordinate with your outside contractors to implement plans.
- Conduct field verification of life safety drawings.
- Provide interim support to get a new manager/director up to speed or fill in when staff resources are limited.
- Prepare for the Environment of Care, Life Safety, and Emergency Management chapters.
- Conduct building tours based on The Joint Commission’s Surveyor Activity Guide for Environment of Care, Emergency Management, and Life Safety chapters.
- Assist you with completing the evidence of standards compliance and creating and implementing action plans after a Joint Commission survey.
- Assist with helping a new facility director/manager understand the Environment of Care program so they can take ownership and accountability.
- Perform tracers to evaluate the organization’s compliance, including: fire barriers or air quality program for critical spaces such as surgery, invasive procedure rooms, pharmacy and where hazardous chemicals are used.
- Access our experts by phone, email, or both and are billed only if services are used.
- Conduct a Life Safety Assessment to identify gaps with the organization’s compliance to NFPA 101-2012 and NFPA 99-2012.
- Perform a risk assessment based on NFPA99 Chapter 4.
- Evaluate compliance with NFPA 101-2012; Chapter 43 during renovation, repurposing of space, or occupancy changes.
- Evaluate pharmacy compounding areas to meet USP <795>, <797>, and <800>.
- Conduct a CMS and Joint Commission standards comparison assessment.
- Facilitate a Legionella risk assessment or complete a gap analysis on an existing risk assessment.
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*The use of Joint Commission Resources (JCR) advisory services is not necessary to obtain a Joint Commission Accreditation award, nor does it influence the granting of such awards.