Revisions to requirements for ambulatory care organizations.

ambulatory care standards to ensure that these accreditation requirements remain relevant. These requirements, located in the “Human Resources” (HR), “Leadership” (LD), “Medication Management” (MM), “National Patient Safety Goals” (NPSG), and “Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services” chapters, were identified as not adding value, needing clarification, or containing language that may not be relevant to all ambulatory settings. For example, several ambulatory care requirements have been modified to reflect how the term discharge might apply to certain ambulatory settings (but not to others). The revised elements of performance (EPs) are effective January 1, 2014. The box below displays the revised requirements; new text is underlined and deleted text is shown in strikethrough. These revisions will appear in the 2013 Update 2 to the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Ambulatory Care as well as the fall 2013 E-dition® update for ambulatory care organizations. For more information, contact Joyce Webb, RN, BSN, MBA, CMPE, project director, Department of Standards and Survey Methods, at [email protected] or 630-7925277. P Revisions to Requirements for Ambulatory Care Organizations