While the specifics can vary by region, type of hospital, or a variety of other factors, all hospitals do need to meet some emergency preparedness compliance requirements. These requirements can come from:
- The Joint Commission
- National Incident Management System (NIMS)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Emergency Preparedness and Response for Health Care (EPRHC)
- National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA)
- Other accreditation and regulatory agencies
LiveProcess provides numerous capabilities to help hospitals ensure they are meeting emergency preparedness requirements, including:
- Centralized management and administration of compliance activities
- Detailed management and tracking of The Joint Commission and NIMS compliance status
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NIMS and Joint Commission standards impact many hospitals across the country. Both standards are lengthy, and have changes each year, making compliance a complicated process. . Here are three ways that LiveProcess helps manage the compliance process.
1. Comprehensive NIMS and Joint Commission compliance guides. LiveProcess provides a complete listing of requirements and updates those requirements annually; Every point that needs to be addressed is documented.
2. Identify compliance challenges. A task management component helps users to identify specific challenges and tasks that need to be addressed by their staff to become fully compliant.
3. Compliance reporting. Both scheduled and ad-hoc reports will keep the Emergency Operations Committee, executive management, and other personnel up-to-date on compliance efforts and outstanding tasks. |
To learn more details of how LiveProcess can help ensure your hospital is complying with the necessary emergency management standards, schedule a demo.
