title: A team approach to the environment of care.
abstract: The author provides a step-by-step description of how his hospital used the team approach to comply with the Environment of Care standards of JCAHO. The end result--a high score with commendation--justifies the means, he says.
authors.affiliation: North Carolina Baptist Hospital Inc., Winston-Salem, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000592:standards*; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States