Effective January 1, 2019, The Joint Commission will implement several standards changes designed to enhance the provision of safe, high-quality imaging services for ambulatory care organizations, critical access hospitals, hospitals, and office-based surgery practices. Most of these standards changes focus on fluoroscopy; however, one of them revises required tests for computed tomography units, and another establishes a radiation safety officer. The changes were made to clarify expectations and address areas of risk associated with imaging. The standards changes will be displayed on the Prepublication Standards page of The Joint Commission website and will published online in the fall 2018 update. The revisions will also be included in the 2019 hard copy publications of the Comprehensive Accreditation Manuals for the ambulatory care, critical access hospital, and hospital programs.
Please click here for the new Fluoroscopy Updates effective January 1st, 2019.