In addition to complying with the Life Safety Code, building codes, and CMS Conditions of Participation, health care facilities also need to navigate requirements from various accrediting organizations. This session will cover key Joint Commission requirements and ways hospitals can ensure they are in compliance from the start. The speaker will provide design and construction strategies that can position hospitals for successful compliance programs.

Learning Objectives:

1.) Explain how to help clients achieve early compliance by utilizing simple design strategies.

2.) Describe construction methods to keep hospital patients safe during construction.

3.) Discuss the importance of compliance throughout the entire PDC process.

4.) Identify methods of educating building users for transition into newly renovated spaces.

Mark G. Pelletier RN, MS

Chief Operating Officer for Accreditation and Certification Operations, The Joint Commission

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