The Joint Commission “Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Laboratory and Point- of-Care Testing (CAMLAB)” has been updated to provide clarity, additional specificity and detail to the standards and elements of performance. A preview of the new manual is posted on The Joint Commission web site, and laboratories will be surveyed against the new manual beginning in July 2011. Continue reading Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Laboratory and Point- of-Care Testing (CAMLAB) Updated
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Joint Commission Targeting Hand Offs
What’s the Joint Commission targeting these days? Hand offs continue to be an issue in medical care and JC has incorporated steps in an attempt to reduce the number of problems associated with patient handoffs.