The Joint Commission notes home health’s most challenging requirements in early 2015

Effective Aug 31, 2015

Published Aug 31, 2015

Last Reviewed Aug 31, 2015

The Joint Commission on Aug. 26 identified the five home health requirements it identified most frequently as “not compliant” during surveys and reviews during the first six months of 2015. The data involve “citations only from organizations due to be surveyed during this time period — that is, data from for-cause surveys are not included,” The Joint Commission notes.
Description	Standard/NPSG	Non-compliance percentage
The organization provides care, treatment or services in accordance with orders or prescriptions, as required by law and regulation	PC.02.01.03	39%
The organization offers vaccination against influenza to licensed independent practitioners and staff	IC.02.04.01	35%
The organization plans the patient’s care	PC.01.03.01	32%
The patient record contains information that reflects the patient’s care, treatment or services	RC.02.01.01	26%
The organization implements the infection prevention and control activities it has planned.	IC.02.01.01	26%
Source: The Joint Commission

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