The Joint Commission of Audit

It is an institution in the USA that oversights accreditation and compliance in the Healthcare space.
As you can imagine it is very powerful and decisive. 
The TJC can ring an institution overnight and say they require access to audit HLD procedures at a moments notice. This strikes fear in admins. Under Trophon EPR the institution rings NAN and asks for help in this audit. This has been nerve wracking for both NAN and the instution.
The anecdotal evidence that I have been able to find is that the TJC is very pleased indeed with NAN processes. It is quite a different story elsewhere.
And this is with Trophon EPR.

In Trophon 2 there is a module called ACU TRACE that automates the recording  of each HLD procedure. 

"Whyis it important to have adequate HLD traceability?

One of the commondeficiencies identified by on-site audits and as cited by the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention (CDC) is improperly sterilised or high leveldisinfected equipment. This is also a top five non-compliance finding by TheJoint Commission (TJC).^1,2

Included in thefinding is the lack of HLD documentation for traceability. What’s more, theCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) surveyor always looks fordocumented evidence of quality HLD processes.³

Adequatedocumentation for the reprocessing of intracavity and surface ultrasound probeshelps with:

·      Patient safety

·      Traceability

·      Quality management

·      Legal purposes"