1. The purpose of this executive summary is to outline the current status of compliance of the organization for the priority focus area of communication, namely the standard UP.01.01.01 which is named the “Conduct a Pre-procedure Verification Process” as noted by the Joint Commission standards.
A.2. The primary area of focus I chose to review was the communication aspect. I feel that communication is vital in any business, especially health care. Clear communication improves patient care and the quality of care. This is evident when time is taken to verify a patient or a procedure. When things go wrong due to misidentification of a patient, not only does that cost time and money for the patient as well as the extra burden of having that wrong fixed, but it also costs the hospitals too. Their costs are increased by trying to fix the issue and then legal issues to follow. The best way to avoid any mistake and/or injury is to adopt a more vigorous verification system. AFT2 Accreditation Audit Task 2 A.1. An unexpected occurrence that involves serious bodily or psychological harm including death or the risk leading to these is known as a sentinel event. (Sentinel event, 2013)
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Several people were at the scene when the abduction occurred. These staff was contact and interviewed.
During the registrar’s interview, she stated that she met with the patient and her mother and electronically entered her information and then took her insurance card to be photocopied. The registrars responsibility to take all the patients information and enter it into the computer system, which includes the
