TJC category
Confidentiality Disclosure
Requirements about confidentiality, permitted or required disclosures, consent to disclose, disclosure limits, and non-HIPAA privacy protections.
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Category group
Records Health Information
Category
Confidentiality Disclosure
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Citation
TJC EM.12.02.01
The hospital has a communications plan that addresses how it will initiate and maintain commu...
The hospital must maintain a communications plan that includes contact lists, reporting procedures, and methods for sharing patient information during emergencies.
Group
Physical Environment Life Safety
Category
Emergency Preparedness
Domain
Facility Operations
Topics
Emergency communications, Contact lists
Citation
TJC MS.18.05.01
The medical staff develops and implements a process to identify and manage matters of individ...
The medical staff must implement a confidential process to identify, refer, monitor, and respond to physician or practitioner health and impairment concerns separately from discipline.
Group
Governance Quality Compliance
Category
Medical Staff Governance
Domain
Medical Staff
Topics
Practitioner impairment, Physician health process
Citation
TJC PC.14.02.03
When a patient is discharged or transferred, the hospital gives information about the care, t...
Requires the hospital to provide or transmit necessary medical information, including current course of illness, postdischarge goals, and treatment preferences, to receiving post-acute providers at discharge, transfer, or referral.
Group
Clinical Services
Category
Discharge Planning
Domain
Records
Topics
Discharge information transfer, Continuity of care documentation
Citation
TJC RI.11.01.01
The hospital respects, protects, and promotes patient rights.
Requires the hospital to develop and implement written policies protecting patient rights, including safe care, non-discrimination, privacy, medical record access, and visitation rights.
Group
Patient Rights Safety
Category
Patient Rights
Domain
Patient Rights
Topics
Non discrimination, Visitation rights