Accreditation standard · 4th Edition
Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Ambulatory Care
Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Ambulatory Care (4th Edition), issued by Joint Commission International. 19 free templates written against it, with the provisions cited and a link to the publisher.
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- Joint Commission International
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- INT
- Edition
- 4th Edition
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Standards cited
Licensed standards are cited by identifier only; the wording of the standard belongs to its publisher.
- ACC.3
- ACC.6
- AOP.6.1.1
- AOP.6.5.1
- AOP.7.4
- AOP.7.6
- FMS.1
- FMS.3.1
- FMS.7
- GLD.8
- IPSG.1
- IPSG.2.1
- IPSG.3
- IPSG.5
- IPSG.6.1
- MMU.2
- MMU.5.1
- MOI.13
- MOI.2
- MOI.9
- PCI.1
- PCI.6
- PFR.1.1
- QPS.6
- QPS.7
- SQE.2
- SQE.5
- SQE.7
Templates that cite it
- Missed appointment log - JCI ACC.6, all healthcare settings (international) - Log. A log for tracking missed patient appointments, detailing clinical risk, contact attempts, follow-up actions, and documentation of the process.
- Patient complaints and compliments register - JCI 4th Ed. QPS.7, MOI.13, healthcare (international) - Register. A register to track patient complaints and compliments, from receipt to resolution and follow-up, supporting continuous improvement in healthcare settings.
- Fire evacuation drill record - JCI FMS.3.1, healthcare (international) - Form. Record details of a fire evacuation drill, including scenario, evacuation time, patient safety, staff roles, and identified corrective actions.
- Fire and facility safety inspection checklist for clinics (international) - Inspection checklist. A walk-round checklist for clinics to inspect fire and facility safety, covering exits, fire equipment, electrical safety, hazardous materials, and general facility conditions.
- Outpatient record audit: JCI standards for documentation quality (international) - Audit tool. An audit tool for outpatient records, checking documentation quality against JCI standards for patient identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
- Patient record audit: informed consent for procedures (JCI ACC.3, MOI.2) - Audit tool. Audit patient records for informed consent for procedures, checking for form presence, procedure details, explanation of risks/benefits/alternatives, signatures, dates, and interpreter documentation.
- Patient safety incident report form - ambulatory care (international) - Incident form. A report form for patient safety incidents or near misses in ambulatory care, covering what happened, people involved, harm, immediate actions, and follow-up.
- Steriliser cycle log and daily/weekly tests - JCI PCI.6, healthcare (international) - Log. A detailed log for each steriliser cycle, including load contents, cycle parameters, indicator results, and daily/weekly tests, to support compliance with JCI PCI.6.
- Infection prevention walk-round checklist: clinical and waiting areas (international) - Inspection checklist. A walk-round checklist for clinical and waiting areas to check infection prevention practices, including cleanliness, hand hygiene, waste management, and staff knowledge.
- Clinician file audit: JCI SQE.7 & SQE.5, healthcare (international) - Audit tool. This template provides an in-depth audit of a clinician's or staff member's file, covering licensure, qualifications, competence, training, and performance review, aligned with JCI SQE.7 and SQE.5 standards.
- Medical equipment planned maintenance log - JCI FMS.7, FMS.2, healthcare (international) - Log. Log planned maintenance, testing, and calibration of medical equipment, including identification, service details, test results, and follow-up dates to support JCI FMS.7 and FMS.2.
- Emergency trolley check - JCI AOP.7.4, clinics (international) - Equipment check. This template helps clinics check their emergency trolley or grab bag for readiness, ensuring all essential items are present, in date, and functional.
- Outpatient falls risk screening record - JCI IPSG.6.1, ambulatory care (international) - Form. Record outpatient falls risk screening, including history, risk factors, assessed risk level, implemented precautions, and patient education, for ambulatory care settings.
- Pre-procedure pause checklist for ambulatory care (JCI IPSG.3) - Inspection checklist. A pre-procedure pause checklist for ambulatory care, ensuring correct patient, procedure, and site, along with equipment, imaging, and team readiness.
- Hand hygiene observation audit tool for clinical areas (JCI IPSG.5) - Audit tool. An observation audit tool for assessing hand hygiene compliance in clinical areas, covering staff roles, moments, methods, and performance.
- High-alert medication management audit - JCI IPSG.2.1, clinics (international) - Audit tool. Audit how a clinic manages high-alert medications, covering identification, storage, administration, staff knowledge, and documentation to enhance patient safety.
- Medicines storage audit tool for clinics (JCI MMU.2, AOP.7.6) - Audit tool. An audit tool for clinics to check that medicines are stored securely, correctly, and safely, covering security, stock management, controlled drugs, and emergency supplies.
- Medication and vaccine refrigerator temperature log - JCI MMU.2, AOP.6.5.1 (international) - Log. A daily log for medication and vaccine refrigerators, recording temperature readings, safe range compliance, and actions for out-of-range events.
- Patient identification audit - JCI IPSG.1, outpatient clinics (international) - Audit tool. An audit tool for outpatient clinics to observe staff confirming patient identity using two identifiers before medication, tests, samples, or procedures, ensuring identifiers match requests, labels, and records.