45% of Hospitals Will Fail in This Specific Joint Commission Survey – Will Yours?

In early 2008, a whopping 45% of hospitals surveyed by The Joint Commission had Life Safety Code violations, taking up the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 6th spots on the Top 10 List of biggest problem areas for healthcare facilities.

The Life Safety Code is possibly one of the most misunderstood areas of The Joint Commission surveys, and yet it’s also one of the most emphasized. Because of that combination of high scrutiny and high misunderstanding, hospitals are frequently caught off guard and cited for violating the code.

But if you value your facility’s accreditation, understanding the updates to the Life Safety Code regulations is absolutely crucial. That’s why the publishers of FacilityCare Magazine are bringing you this accredited and possibly accreditation-saving healthcare facility training session on how to bring your facility up to speed on the latest LSC guidelines.

Violations big or small can threaten the lives of your staff and your patients. Understanding how clutter in the hallways can add fuel to a raging fire, how doors that don’t close properly won’t block fire as they should, and how these little things can mean less time for you and your patients to get out safely in a life-threatening situation will help you find the right solutions to be fully Joint Commission compliant.

Some of the violations are simple to fix with a little staff training and a better understanding of the LSC. Other structural things may be harder to identify or just harder to tackle, such as painted over or missing fire rating labels on doors and missing or unmarked fire exits. This training session covers the differences and which changes are the most relevant to your facility.

This amazing healthcare facility training session even covers some of the history of the LSC and the driving forces that have led to the most recent changes. By recognizing how the code has evolved and what the code is trying to protect, you’ll have a deeper understanding of how to accomplish complying with the code in your own facility.

Don’t be surprised or caught off guard by the latest regulations. Sign up today for this informative and practical healthcare facility training session – and make one of the toughest things in The Joint Commission surveys the easiest!

Learning Objectives:

• Get up to speed! Identify the current Life Safety Code requirements for healthcare facilities.
• What does The Joint Commission want from you? What do the changes and key drivers behind the changes in the LSC tell us about what The Joint Commission is looking for?
• How do the changes affect you and your facility? Discuss which changes are most relevant to your healthcare facility.
• Could volunteering for early action be right for you? Determine if voluntarily adopting the 2006 version of the LSC is right for your facility.

Presented By:

Jennifer Frecker

Jennifer Frecker is a fire protection engineer with Koffel Associates, Inc. Ms. Frecker specializes in fire protection systems design, testing and analysis, fire protection, life safety surveys, Life Safety Code assessments, including JCAHO Statement of Conditions preparation, building, life safety and fire code analysis, and fire safety equivalency development.

Ms. Frecker graduated from the University of Maryland College Park with a Bachelor of Science in fire protection engineering. She is a member of the National Fire Protection Association, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and serves as the Alternate to Chairman for the Technical Committee for NFPA 82, Incinerator and Waste Handling Systems. Additionally, Ms. Frecker is the co-author of Statement of Conditions Manual; 2000 Life Safety Code Workbook and Study Guide for Health Care Facilities; and 2000 Life Safety Code Field Guide for Healthcare Facilities by Opus Communication, 2003.

Who would benefit from this program:

• Facility Managers
• Facility Directors
• Architects
• Designers

Continuing Education:

• This program meets the requirements for CHFM and CHSP Continuing Education Credits.
• This is a CEU presentation. Earn 0.15 CEU credits for attending. For a list of organizations accepting this CEU, please visit http://www.iacet.org/content/accepting-ceus.html.

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Length: 1 hour 30 minutes