Accreditation Audit RAFT Task 1 Executive Summary Nightingale Community Hospital (NCH) is a hospital that states they are leaders in quality healthcare. To remain a leader in hospital care it is crucial for the hospital to adhere to standards developed by the Joint Commission Accreditation on Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). JCAHO is the organization that accredits and certifies hospitals that meet
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Hospital Acquired Conditions: Cost‚ Quality‚ and Empowerment Kellyann Curnayn University of Florida Executive Summary The Medias focus regarding the Affordable Care Act has been on its expansion of coverage with little attention given to the provisions that seek to strengthen the delivery system by increasing transparency‚ encouraging efficient models of delivery and embracing innovation. The Affordable Care Act has within it provisions created the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
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Accreditation and Exercises 2-1 and 3-2 This is a two-part assignment Part One: In preparation for accreditation at its facilities‚ the administration would like the staff to understand the important benefits of accreditation and how undergoing the accreditation process can enhance quality. Go to The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Web site (http://www.jointcommission.org)‚ and answer the following questions. Be sure to set a positive tone that will appeal
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Accreditation Audit AFT Task 1 Lisa R. Green A. Compliance Status Nightingale Community Hospital (NCH) recently implemented processes to meet standards put forth by the Joint Commission to meet and exceed in five primary focus areas. (The Joint Commission.org) The primary focus area that NCH will highlight and potentiate will be in the area of communication. NCH is committed to the core values of safety‚ accountability‚ teamwork‚ and community. These core values cannot be met without clear
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THE AGENCY FOR ACCREDITATION The accreditation of curricular programs in the Philippines‚ particularly for state universities and colleges‚ is the main function of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP)‚ Inc. Organized in 1987‚ though officially registered and recognized under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 4‚ 1989‚ it is the youngest of the four (4) accrediting agencies in the country until late 2003. Under its charter
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM MANILA RULES AND REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE ACCREDITATION OF TERTIARY HOSPITALS FOR MEDICAL TOURISM PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 120 DATED JANUARY 30‚ 1987‚ THE FOLLOWING RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE HEREBY PROMULGATED TO GOVERN THE ACCREDITATION OF TERTIARY HOSPITALS FOR MEDICAL TOURISM. CHAPTER I DEFINITION OF TERMS SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF TERMS - When used in these Rules‚ unless the
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WGU Accreditation Audit: RAFT Task 1 Nightingale Community Hospital (NCH) has thirteen months until their next Joint Commission audit. This report will evaluate Nightingale Hospital’s compliance in The Priority Focus Area of Communication using the Universal Protocol Standards from the Joint Commission Handbook. “The Universal Protocol was created to address the continuing occurrence of wrong site‚ wrong procedure and wrong person surgery and other procedures in Joint Commission accredited organizations”
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Accreditation Audit-AFT Task 4 Western Governors University Discuss the current compliance status of the healthcare facility. Nightingale Community Hospital (NCH); a 180-bed‚ acute care‚ not for profit organization provides services in critical and emergency care‚ Oncology‚ cardiology‚ general medical and surgical services and neuroscience‚ vascular‚ level II nursery units amongst a few others. Providing these services Nightingale has held
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to comply with particular criteria. Hospitals are one of the many organizations that must comply with regulations to keep patients and staff safe and as well as maintain the quality of care. Ideally‚ a good care system for patients includes medical professionals as well as friends and family to compliment each other in providing for patient needs. Because patients require care from medical professions in hospitals‚ there are provisions that the hospital must follow. “Compliance means conforming
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wrong-site‚ wrong-patient mistake is one that should never arise. Nightingale Community Hospital (NCH) fully understands the importance of doing away with these errors and has set up protocol to work towards this goal. While the protocol is in place‚ it is not fully compliant with Joint Commission (JC) standards. Standard: UP.01.01.01: Conduct a preprocedure verification process. Nightingale Community Hospital has a Site Identification and Verification policy and procedure. Within this policy‚ and
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