potentially preventable readmissions within 15 days of hospital discharge (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2013). Healthcare organizations report their performance as a percentage of compliance to TJC and CMS, which then effects both accreditation and reimbursement (RN.com, 2013). The increasing emphasis on quality of care, patient safety, and clinical care outcomes has resulted in impressive advances in patient care. For example, PeaceHealth/St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham Washington
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Wrong-time Medication Administration Errors NUR 45200 Quality and Safety for Professional Nursing Practice May 1st, 2016. Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Statement and Chosen Cause that will Drive Improvement Wrong-time medication administration error has been identified as one of the major components of medication errors committed my health care professionals especially nurses. Several factors or causes are responsible for this error, but nursing factor will be discussed in this essay
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across the country. This is done in order to have a minimum but still excellent standard of care for patients. One of the methods that they use to accomplish this task is by publishing and checklist which pathology labs must follow in order to get accreditation. The CAP standard checklist states that a procedural manual must be available in the grossing room. I agree with this part of the checklist. The manual specifies pathologist expectations and standardizes how specimens are grossed. In the case of
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Bar Code Application examined in 2009 and 2010 Overall in every department type from 2009 to 2010 the use of bar code technology has increased. While the laboratory at a 3% increase is the department that experienced the largest volume of use. The pharmacy at a 7% increase and the medication administration at a 4% increase per department have seen the largest growth. This increase in department use also reconfirmed by the department’s plans to purchase and their intended use for the bar code
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Accreditation is very important within healthcare organizations. It is what we depend on for the safety of patients. It continuously helps organizations improve the safety and quality of care. The history behind accreditation in the United States shows how accreditation has expanded, how important it is, why it was important to begin with and the current and future challenges stakeholders face. Without accreditation, healthcare organizations today would not be safe, clean, and provide the best care
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S T N C O N T E Notice of Annual General Meeting 2 Statement Accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting 3 Corporate Information 4 Profile of the Board of Directors 5 Audit Committee Report 7 Statement of Corporate Governance 11 Statement on Risk Management and Internal Control 15 Directors’ Responsibility Statement and Other Information 17 Chairman’s Statement 19 Directors’ Report 21 Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 25 Statements of Profit
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Compliance Action Plan The Priority Focus Area of Medication Management for the next Joint Commission visit requires that Nightingale Hospital plan its medication management process, label all medications, and increase patient safety when administering anticoagulant therapy. In planning medication management processes, the Joint Commission requires hospitals to have a written policy that gives staff responsible for the management of medications and licensed independent practitioners access to
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9 -6 0 3 -0 6 0 REV: FEBRUARY 20, 2003 ANDR E W P. MCAFEE S A R A H M. MA CG R E G O R MICH A E L BE NA R I Mount Auburn Hospital: Physician Order Entry Introduction In September of 2002, Robert Todd, the head of information systems (IS) for Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, reviewed progress toward the launch of the hospital’s new computerized physician order entry (POE) system. The committee overseeing the project consisted of an across-the-board selection of hospital
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감시프로그램을 100병상이상의 모든 병 원에 대해 실시하였는데, 실시 첫해에는 692개중 89개의 병원만 이 이러한 최소기준을 만족하였음. 1919년에 Hospital Standardization Program을 개발하였으며 이후 1951년까지 3,000개의 병원들이 조사되고 심의되었음. 1951년에 미국 의사협회, 병원협회, 내과학회와 캐나다의학협 회 가 참 여 하 여 병원 신임 합동 심의 회(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals ; JCAH)로
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Sentinel Event A mother brought her child name Tina to Nightingale Community Hospital for a procedure. The pre‐op nurse informed the mother of the time line for the surgery. The mother had some errand to do involving an older sibling and made the nurse aware of it but would return in time to pick up Tina. To stay informed, the mother gave the pre‐op nurse her cell phone number with instructions just in case Tina got out of surgery sooner than expected. Approximately 2 ½ hours later, the mother
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