2012 RAFT Task 1 Executive Summary for Joint Commission Standards Compliance Nightingale Community Hospital provides leadership in quality health services. We also provide compassionate and cost-effective service in the lines of treatment and prevention. Our vision is to be the hospital of choice for patients‚ employees‚ physicians‚ volunteers‚ and the community. In accordance with this the hospital makes sure we follow guidelines laid down by Joint commission Standards. The compliance includes four
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Running Head: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AUDIT 1 Executive Summary Nightingale Community Hospital is preparing for a Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations‚ or JCAHO‚ audit. In preparation of the coming audit‚ Nightingale has released JCAHO’s Priority Focus Areas for the hospital. The priority focus areas outlined are Information Management‚ Medication Management‚ Communication‚ and Infection Control. The area of focus for this assessment will be Information Management
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A1. Status Preparing for The Joint Commission‚ Nightingale Community Hospital reviews areas of compliance and non-compliance. A periodic performance review‚ which is a self-evaluation‚ is utilized by Nightingale Community Hospital‚ to prepare for The Joint Commission. The Joint Commission has eighteen accreditation requirements. (Commission‚ 2013) The periodic performance review found the hospital to be compliant and non- compliant in the following areas: Compliant: Emergency Management
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The Joint Commission Story Delaney‚ Tamara OSU ID 200135958 The Ohio State University SP17 NRSADVN 4780 - ASSIGNMENT: Week 2 Paper 23 January‚ 2017 The Joint Commission‚ formerly known as The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations was originally founded as The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals in 1951 “to provide voluntary accreditation” (Joint‚ 2016) for hospitals. Over the next several decades‚ the organization incorporated accreditation for other healthcare
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The Joint Commission cited communication the core component of teamwork as the root cause in nearly 60 percent of sentinel events. Having structured communication can prevent failures in communication. The use of verbal handoffs has been a tradition in nursing‚ however the use of structured handoffs and has shown to improve communication among registered nurses‚ including in the surgical arena. Furthermore‚ AORN supports a comprehensive surgical checklist from JACHO and WHO. However‚ The Joint Commission
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patients while hospitalized. Approximately 30% of all hospital reported infections are of the urinary tract (Joint commission: New year will usher in new CAUTI prevention requiremants‚ 2011). The Joint Commission estimates the annual cost of CAUTI care is in excess of $400 million; furthermore‚ CAUTI care is targeted by Medicaid and Medicare services as a non-reimbursable infection.
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Joint Commission. (2017). The Joint Commission. Topics Library: Sentinel Events Policy and Procedures. Retrieve from https://www.jointcommission.org/sentinel_event_policy_and_procedures/ Joint Commission describes a sentinel event as Patient Safety Event that affects the patient by death‚ permanent harm‚ severe temporary harm with required intervention to sustain life‚ suicide of any patient receiving care‚ treatment‚ or services in a staffed around-the-clock care setting or within 72 hours of discharge
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manager for Community General Hospital. However‚ the new manager has no background in business. The hospital has struggled in the past and it is now up to Dr. Wright to take the next steps. This is the first problem‚ the lack of leadership and financial guidance for the hospital. The second issue is the hospitals reputation. The hospital was originally for designated for helping African Americans. This did well from 1940 to the 1960s. After desegregation the reputation for the hospital went down.
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organization‚ succeed in their leadership role in healthcare. This paper will identify important aspects of governmental or other agency such as Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) that governs the health care industry or a particular segment of the industry. In addition‚ this paper will also identify the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) role‚ the impact it has on healthcare‚ the examples how they carry out their duties
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Abstract Joint Commission’s mission statement is that all people always experience the safest‚ highest quality‚ best-value health care across all settings. This certification is recognized as a symbol of quality that the healthcare organization is committed to the implementation and meeting these standards (“History of the Joint Commission‚” n.d.). National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) were launched to help accredited healthcare organizations address specific areas of concern regarding patient safety
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