The Joint Commission COVID-19 Related Blogs

Each week the Joint Commission shares relevant updates and information about COVID-19. This week, the Joint Commission released several blogs under the Webinars and Communications from The Joint Commission Section of their COVID-19 page:

• Availability of Non-Invasive Ventilators in Home Care
• Decontaminating & Disinfecting Single Use Respirators
• Quality Control for COVID-19 Tests  
• Validation of COVID-19 Tests
• Using Ambulatory Surgery Centers as Alternate Care Sites
• Documentation Challenges When Operating Under an Emergency Operations Plan
•           Providing Behavioral Health Care Via Telehealth
•           COVID-19 Test Complexity
•           Sterile Compounding Considerations During COVID-19

Visit the Joint Commissions Coronavirus Resource Page for more resources. Stay connected to NAMSS by visiting the NAMSS COVID-19 Resources Page.