Q&A With The Joint Commisson · COVID-19 Infections as Organizations Resume Regular Care Delivery...
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Q&A With The Joint CommissionCOVID-19 Webinar for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation
July 9, 2020
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PanelHerman A. McKenzie, MBA, CHSP Director of Engineering, Standards Interpretation Group (SIG) Division of Healthcare Improvement The Joint Commission
Linda Seager, RN, MSNDirector, Clinical Standards Interpretation GroupDivision of Healthcare ImprovementRPI Certified Yellow BeltThe Joint Commission
Kelly McCannAssociate Director AccreditationAccreditation and Certification OperationsThe Joint Commission
Stephanie CampbellField Director, Standards Interpretation GroupThe Joint Commission
Maura Naddy, MSN, RNC-OBAssociate Director Standards InterpretationThe Joint Commission
Jennifer Welch, MBAAssociate Director AccreditationAccreditation and Certification OperationsThe Joint Commission
Dana DunnField DirectorStandards Interpretation GroupThe Joint Commission
Diane Cullen, MSN, MBA, RN, CICAssociate Director, StandardsInterpretation Group,Division of Healthcare ImprovementThe Joint Commission
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Pre-Submitted QuestionsWhat are the most salient points for dental to be aware of during a survey?
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Pre-Submitted Questions
COVID-19 exposure control in dialysis facilities?
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/dialysis/dialysis-in-acute-care.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-
ncov/hcp/dialysis.html
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Personal Protective Equipment: Optimization Strategies
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/index.html
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* Additional PPE as required by Standard and Transmission based Precautions
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Position Statement
Joint Commission Position Statement: Preventing Nosocomial COVID-19 Infections as Organizations Resume Regular Care Delivery Updated June 22, 2020 and FAQs and Revisions for the Position Statement provided– available at https://www.jointcommission.org/en/covid-19/
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Pre-Submitted Questions
What are the best practices for in-person visit screenings?
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/lab/guidelines-clinical-specimens.html
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Room Turnover− Considerations
− Size of room?− Number of air exchanges/hour?− Length of time patient was in
room?− Patient coughing/sneezing?− Patient wearing face covering?− Aerosol generating procedure?− PPE worn?
The number of air changes per hour (ACH) and time and efficiency.
ACH
Time (mins.) required for
removal99% efficiency
Time (mins.) required for
removal99.9% efficiency
2 138 207
4 69 104
6+ 46 69
8 35 52
10+ 28 41
12+ 23 35
15+ 18 28
20 14 21
50 6 8
https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/environmental/appendix/air.html#tableb1
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-faq.html
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COVID-19 Resources
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Ambulatory COVID-19 Resources
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Thank You
We support your efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and hope to provide helpful resources
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Resources−COVID Resources− https://www.jointcommission.org/covid-19/
−Standards Interpretation− https://www.jointcommission.org/standards/standard-
faqs/