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Special Feature! Includes online bonus information crosswalking The Joint Commission life safety standards and the NFPA Life Safety Coder Fire safety is so important in a health care setting that the Joint Commission has devoted a new standards chapter to it. The "Life Safety" Chapter is designed to make both life safety compliance and evaluation easier. It's structured to directly reflect the Life Safety Coder--the National Fire Protection Association's code to help organizations protect patients, staff, and visitors from threats posed by fire. And it's right in synch with the Joint Commission's Statement of Conditions (SOC), the tool through which organizations can create Plans for Improvement (PFIs) to address any deficiencies related to the Life Safety Code. The Life Safety Book: A Guide to Using the Joint Commission Life Safety Chapter and the Statement of Conditions helps organizations understand the relationship of the new "Life Safety" Chapter and the updated Statement of Conditions and effectively use them to ensure patient and staff protection from the risk of fire. This comprehensive guide to fire safety is invaluable for facility managers in ambulatory, behavioral, critical access hospital, hospital, long term care, and home care/hospice settings. Special Features: Explanation of the "Life Safety" Chapter and how it relates to the Life Safety Coder Occupancy-specific requirements of the Life Safety Coder How surveyors will use the "Life Safety" Chapter and the SOC during the survey Information on how to keep the SOC up-to-date and use it as a living process for facility management Information on Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) and the equivalency process to address fire safety deficiencies Plus Crosswalks between the Joint Commission life safety standards and the NFPA Life Safety Code The complete "Life Safety" Chapter for reference Step-by-step instructions on how to convert an existing spreadsheet to the SO

Navigate the new 2000 Life Safety Coder with the only fire and life safety references completely dedicated to health care facilities The new 2000 Life Safety Coder brings significant challenge to health care Deciphering the requirements of the Life Safety Code and applying them to health care has always been a complicated and time-consuming process. And now, with both the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adopting the 2000 Life Safety Code, there is added urgency for you to understand and comply with the new Code. Your JCAHO accreditation or Medicare certification hinges on it. Plus, the 2000 Life Safety Code has undergone a complete reorganization for the first time since 1981, and navigating through the revised Code is even more challenging. The good news? We're pleased to announce that the new editions of our popular guides to the Life Safety Code are now available. We brought you the only health care-specific references to walk you through the 1997 Life Safety Code, and now we have done it again with our new editions of the popular books: 2000 Life Safety Code Workbook & Study Guide for Health Care Facilities and 2000 Life Safety Code Field Guide for Health Care Facilities. Both the Field Guide and the Workbook & Study Guide draw from the experience and expertise of authors James K. Lathrop, former chief life safety engineer for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and Jennifer L. Holloman, who provides Code-consulting services to a wide range of occupancies and conducts JCAHO Statement of Conditions consultations to health care facilities nationwide. The authors have done the work for you by interpreting, translating, and presenting the 2000 Life Safety Code in a clear and easy-to-follow format to make becoming familiar and comfortable with the Code effortless. What does the 2000 Life Safety Code Field Guide for Heal

Navigate the new 2000 Life Safety Coder with the only fire and life safety references completely dedicated to health care facilities The new 2000 Life Safety Coder brings significant challenge to health care Deciphering the requirements of the Life Safety Code and applying them to health care has always been a complicated and time-consuming process. And now, with both the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adopting the 2000 Life Safety Code, there is added urgency for you to understand and comply with the new Code. Your JCAHO accreditation or Medicare certification hinges on it. Plus, the 2000 Life Safety Code has undergone a complete reorganization for the first time since 1981, and navigating through the revised Code is even more challenging. The good news? We're pleased to announce that the new editions of our popular guides to the Life Safety Code are now available. We brought you the only health care-specific references to walk you through the 1997 Life Safety Code, and now we have done it again with our new editions of the popular books: 2000 Life Safety Code Workbook & Study Guide for Health Care Facilities and 2000 Life Safety Code Field Guide for Health Care Facilities. Both the Workbook & Study Guide and the Field Guide draw from the experience and expertise of authors James K. Lathrop, former chief life safety engineer for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and Jennifer L. Holloman, who provides Code-consulting services to a wide range of occupancies and conducts JCAHO Statement of Conditions consultations to health care facilities nationwide. The authors have done the work for you by interpreting, translating, and presenting the 2000 Life Safety Code in a clear and easy-to-follow format to make becoming familiar and comfortable with the Code effortless. What does the Workbook & Study Guide cover? Use the Life

The Chapter Leader's Guide to Life Safety: Practical Insight on Joint Commission Standards, Second Edition Brad Keyes, CHSP Quick, concise standard explanations for Life Safety chapter leaders When life safety surveyors--whether they come from The Joint Commission, CMS, or another accrediting organization--arrive on site, they will explore your facility top to bottom for life safety compliance. Beat them to the punch by doing your own in-depth analysis of your organization with The Chapter Leader's Guide to Life Safety: Practical Insight on Joint Commission Standards, Second Edition. Formerly of The Joint Commission, current HFAP life safety surveyor and independent consultant Brad Keyes, CHSP, provides a practical, strategic approach to the life safety survey process. He walks you through a room-by-room, floor-by-floor analysis of the life safety measures you need to have in place to avoid costly citations. He also simplifies confusing Joint Commission standards and CMS requirements and reveals what you should be focusing on to pass your next life safety survey. Plus, to make staff training easy, this guide includes a downloadable PowerPoint presentation highlighting key compliance takeaways. Table of Contents Part I--An Overview of the Life Safety Chapter Changes Compliance With the LSC Statement of Conditions(TM) LS Standard Numbering System Differences Between Healthcare and Ambulatory Care Occupancies Part II--Communication Steps to Open Lines of Communication Time Is the Major Investment Part III--Implementation Breakdown of the Life Safety Standards The physical environment Protecting occupants from LSC deficiencies Minimizing fire, smoke, and heat Means of egress Protection from fire and smoke Fire alarm systems Extinguishing fires Special features Fire and smoke hazards Conforming to fire and smoke prevention requirements Benefits: A floor-by-floor analysis to help staff better prepare for a life safety survey Analysis by a life safety expert with experience in multiple accrediting organizations as well as CMS Photos illustrating where citations can happen to help you better understand potential trouble spots during survey Tips and tools for more efficient survey preparation