How does NextMed Technologies help you become JCAHO certified?
We believe that it’s not enough for your staff to be told how to be JCAHO compliant. It needs to be easy and natural. That’s why we’ve implemented many steps to keep you compliant. • JCAHO has specifically released recommendations that hospitals implement computerized sign-out systems. NextMed is the nationwide leader in these systems. • RECS places the provider’s full name and pager number on every admission note, progress note and discharge summary. • RECS prints your hospital’s name and logo on every note you write. They can be placed directly in the permanent patient record. • Every note contains the exclusive JCAHO-Safe error correction system. When the note is complete, the system checks for JCAHO-prohibited abbreviations, for example: • U (unit) • IU (international unit) • Q.D., QD, q.d., qd • Q.O.D, QOD, q.o.d, qod • Lack of leading zero (0.X) • Presence of trailing zero (X.
