title: The Joint Commission standards that impact imaging departments.
abstract: *Patient safety is a priority. The new Joint Commission accreditation process is both a challenge and an opportunity. To overcome the challenge and take advantage of the opportunity, understanding the National Patient Safety Goals and the standards is critical. *Medication management causes many deficiencies and is a difficult standard. The issue that has been the most difficult has been review of orders prior to the administration of medications, including contrast media, by qualified individuals. *Staff understanding of the standards is critical to success.
authors.affiliation: McKenna & Associates, USA.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Atkins
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D012308:Risk Management / Q000592:standards; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States