Technology can help with life safety compliance

Maintaining compliance with The Joint Commission’s process can be challenging


With a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) the question of what went wrong with a hospital's life safety compliance standards is no longer a mystery, according to an article on the FacilityCare website.

If a Joint Commission survey reveals noncompliance, then that information is kept in a central place that can be followed up on. 

One of the most practical applications of using CMMS technology is in the documentation of preventive maintenance.

In a CMMS, an inventory item can also be tagged with information regarding its risk assessment as well as the level of maintenance that has already been done. 

Read the article.

 

 



October 30, 2015


Topic Area: Information Technology


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