Revised edition of: Continuous compliance with Joint Commission standards. 6th ed. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Joint Commission -- Joint Commission surveys -- Assuring continuous compliance with Joint Commission standards -- Medication management standards -- Individual-based system tracer: medication management -- Human resources standards checklist -- Education and training of patients and family checklist -- Infection control checklist -- Safety, security, and storage checklist -- Policies and procedures checklist -- Frequently requested documents checklist -- Pharmacy and therapeutics activities -- Competence assessment -- Performance improvement activities -- Overview of the Joint Commission's ORYX Initiative.

Overview of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's hazard communication standard -- Overview of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommendations for handling hazardous drugs -- Overview of United States Pharmacopeia (USP) 797: pharmaceutical compounding-sterile preparations -- National patient safety goals -- National patient safety goals checklists -- Medication safety improvement -- Adverse drug reactions -- Overview of the Food and Drug Administration's MedWatch Program -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services surveys -- Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) surveys.

The purpose of this work is to provide guidelines for continuous compliance with Joint Commission standards relating to pharmacy. The work is instructional and also serves as a reference. When appropriate, the work describes methods for compliance with the standards and provides example forms for documenting compliance. When necessary, supplementary information assists in understanding the standards and fostering compliance.