Facility Joint Commission Accreditation Long term care facilities use Joint Commission Accreditation as a benefit to show the quality and commitment to the health care organization. A long term care facility that is Joint Commission accredited will have a more appealing look to reimbursement centers and to the patient and families that they care for. Having this accreditation is also a risk management tool. The likelihood of a bad outcome is reduced if a facility is accredited by the Joint Commission
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Campbell Messner HPEZ 373 4/8/14 Motion Analysis Report: Hockey Slap Shot The hockey slap shot is a complex movement involving many different joints and muscles. In game situations the hockey slap shot is usually used by defenseman, but can be utilized successfully by forwards as well. There are six phases to a hockey slap shot: backswing, downswing, pre-loading, loading, release, and follow through. The hockey slap shot is most of the time made with a carbon fiber hockey stick that has
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requirements of the Joint Commission (JC) on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization. * Corrective action plan for a compliance with the JC’s standards for the communication focus area. * Justification of an importance for the communication standards for NCH. Current Status NCH Communication standards compliance to 2013 Joint Commission Hospital Standards for Communication NCH current standards and protocols in place | Joint Commission(JC) Standard Number | Joint Commission Standards
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include all adult and adolescent patients, or female adolescents and adults only. Question 2 - Correct Age-specific competencies are assessed for accreditation by The Joint Commission. Each employee must be able to: Your Answer: All of these abilities must be demonstrated Rationale: To be considered competent under The Joint Commission standards, an employee must demonstrate all of these abilities. Question 3 - Correct Which of the following is a key law that makes it illegal to submit
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savings on medical procedures when preformed in India versus in the United States (Steklof, 2011). Although there is a large cost savings for medical treatment in India, the quality of care provided does not seem to be compromised. The Joint Commission International (JCI), a U.S. non-for-profit organization responsible for certifying international facilities (Cortez, 2008), has increased the number of accredited hospitals from 76 hospitals in 2005
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Taking a Stand Barbara De Groot, RN Walden University NURS 6053, Inter-professional Organizational And Systems Leadership Barbara De Groot, RN November 14, 2014 Introduction Patient advocacy extends back to Florence Nightingale and remains relevant today. While Nightingale did not explicitly address advocacy in nursing, she did demonstrate advocacy in many ways (Selanders and Crane, 2012). Today advocacy extends beyond the individual patient to local and global populations,
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Compliance - Task 4 Nightingale Community Hospital (NCH), like many other health care facilities, uses a Periodic Performance Review (PPR) as an assessment tool that assists in examining performance on a consistent basis to ensure compliance with Joint Commission standards. A PPR concentrates attention on procedures, methods, and processes that contribute an environment that provides for proper care and emphasizes patient safety. NCH has shown to be 100% compliant with the majority of standards including:
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How African-American Culture Conceived Jazz Near the beginning of the twentieth century, Jazz was a new style of music being invented by African-American musicians who lived in New Orleans, Louisiana. The city of New Orleans during the beginning of the twentieth century was loaded with individuals of different ethnicities and backgrounds. Before the early twentieth century, New Orleans was colonized by the French and Spanish. When the French and Spanish colonized New Orleans, they brought with
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received the H&P for the abdominal hysterectomy. In reviewing the Tracer document and other information, it became clear that there were three violations of Joint Commission Standards (JCS) for PC.01.02.03 which states: “The hospital assesses and reassesses the patient and his or her condition according to defined time frames.” (Joint Commission, 2014 August). The violations are as follows: 1) When bleeding was detected, the doctor made the determination that the less invasive laparoscopic hysterectomy
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compliance of regulatory agencies which outline specific, goaloriented sets of standards. The Joint Commission is one such agency that provides assistance and support to health care facilities to ensure that certain standards are met, education for implementing new standards and feedback of current healthcare practices as part of the accreditation process. According to Facts about Hospital Accreditation (2014), the “Joint Commission standards address the hospital’s performance in specific areas, and specify
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