http://jcaho.com/ ------------------- The Joint Commission is an organization that works to accredit healthcare programs and providers throughout the United States. It provides detailed records of these organizations, and of the kinds and qualities of services they provide; as well as it tries to take an active role in the improvement of those services, as well. This organization would be of value in my practice as it would help me conduct detailed analyses and research into various healthcare organizations
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Nightingale Community Hospital (NCH) is a 180-bed hospital, acute care, not-for-profit hospital that prides itself in quality healthcare. In thirteen months, NCH will face their next Joint Commission audit, and based on current findings and statistics they will need to make some adjustments to be compliant. While Joint Commission will address all the Priority Focus Areas: Infection Control, Communication, Medication Management, and Information Management, this summary will concentrate on areas in the Communication
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Western Governors University Accreditation Audit AFT Task 1 Medication Management A. Compliance Status I will be reviewing three specific areas dealing with medication management. They are the following with the correlating Joint Commission Standard following each one: 1. The hospital plans its medication management process, (MM.01.01.01). 2. Label all medications, medication containers, or other solutions on and off the sterile field, (NPSG.03.04.01).
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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 a falsified
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수립하였음. 1918년 이 기구는 현장 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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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
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HCS/430 December 24, 2010 Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations In today’s world there are many industries affected by the tough economical times. However, the one industry that has not been drastically affected is the health care industry. No matter how many industries suffer from layoffs and budget cuts, the health care industry will always be safe. People will always need health services and procedures regardless of the current happenings of the world. But what if the
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Sentinel Event: Child Abduction Description of Event A three-year-old patient presented to the hospital for outpatient surgery of bilateral myringotomies with mother. After the patient was registered, consent for surgery signed by mother, and prepped for surgery, the mother gave the pre-op nurse her phone number and left to run an errand with instructions to be called if her daughter was finished with surgery sooner than expected. The mother was expecting the patient would be ready to go home
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required patients would not have a sense of comfort and safety. The regulatory agency the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations commonly known as JCAHO, which “conducts periodic on-site surveys to verify that an accredited organization substantially complies with Joint Commission standards and continuously makes efforts to improve the care and services it provides” (The Joint Commission, 2010, p. 3). The JCAHO ensures that health care providers and facilities are maintaining
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networks. Decisions are made by top executives, which are vision and strategic-based and therefore enforced throughout several tiers within the organization. Accreditation: The hospital is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), The Joint Commission and licensed by the District of Columbia Regulatory Affairs Department. Financial Stability: The George Washington University Hospital is a for-profit organization and is currently struggling to achieve its
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