Quality Systems Group, LLC.- Medical Management Consulting, Regulatory Staffing, Interim Staffing

MANAGEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF CARE

Managing the environment of care in a healthcare organization can be an overwhelming responsibility. Start with specialized buildings which must be designed to meet applicable Life Safety Code requirements, Guidelines for the Construction and Equipment of Hospitals and Medical Facilities, and local building codes; equip the buildings with specialized utility systems and medical equipment; fill them with thousands of healthcare workers, caring for hundreds of patients (don't forget the visitors); include a plan for the security of everyone and everything inside and out; add a variety of hazardous materials and large quantities of hazardous wastes; devise plans to prepare for disasters which may occur in the facility or out in the community; then implement and evaluate the above through a comprehensive safety management program; and then you are managing the environment of care!

Is your environment of care program effectively accomplishing the above objectives? Are you confident that your environment of care program meets the most recent Joint Commission, OSHA, NIOSH ADA, NFPA, and other applicable regulations and standards?

Quality Systems Group assists healthcare organizations design, implement and evaluate their environment of care programs through experienced staff offering a breadth of knowledge which includes completion of a Statement of Conditions form, review of building plans for functional and technical considerations, evaluation, education, and program development. The experienced staff at QSG provides a personal, hands-on approach to the following environment of care management objectives:

Develop management plans for environment of care topics,
Critique the existing environment of care management program,
Assess specific regulatory compliance with JCAHO, OSHA and NFPA standards,
Formulate organization-specific policies and procedures,
Perform space planning analyses,
Establish meaningful performance standards,
Facilitate compliance with OSHA bloodborne pathogen standards,
Assess facility compliance with ADA requirements,
Develop safety education programs,
Review equipment and utilities management programs,
Enhance fire safety program implementation,
Perform hazard surveillance reviews,
Conduct safety education seminars,
Develop reports to the Governing Body,
Review Safety Committee documentation,
Critique hazardous materials and waste programs,
Establish safe medical device policies,
Evaluate emergency preparedness programs,
Assess program compliance with JCAHO standards.