Johns Hopkins (JH) maintains a safe environment. In order to accomplish this, they conduct Environment Monitoring Rounds in clinical areas every six (6) months (+/- 20 days).
The clinical support areas of Johns Hopkins are subject to EMRs at least once a year. Rounds provide compliance surveillance in order to determine whether they are being followed:
• CDC Guidelines
• JH Policies
• Joint Commission Requirements
• OSHA/MOSH Compliance
• State and Local Health Department Guidelines
• EMRs are a Spot Check of Compliance
• They are not an Audit of Every Room in a Given Unit or Clinic Support Area
• When the results of the Surveys are provided to the supervisor, it is up to the supervisors to initiate a search other area of that unit (which were in use at the time of the survey) to be sure the same condition(s) does not exist in additional areas of that unit.
EMRs also provide information on whether JH processes for managing patient, public, student and staff safety risks are effective.