An end to all inappropriate placements by 2014, stronger accountability on owners and directors, tighter regulation and inspection on providers, better training and quality of safety standards, better local planning and support and stronger monitoring processes. Source: Department of Health – Summary Document June 2012…
MHC Case Study. Read the “Strategic Planning at Multistate Health Corporation” case on pages 51-57 and answer the case questions on pages 56-57…
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission is a not-for-profit, independent organization that strives for constant improvement of health care for the public, in partnership with other stakeholders, by assessing health care organizations and encouraging them to provide the highest quality of safe, efficient and effective patient care. Known as the eldest and biggest standard-setting and accrediting organization in the health care industry, it is their vision that every person through all aspects of healthcare, receive the highest quality of care, that is the safest and at the best value. The Joint Commission assesses and grants accreditation to over 21,000 health care programs and organizations nationwide. In order for an organization such as Thrive Healthcare Company to receive and maintain the “Gold Seal of Approval™” from The Joint Commission, they must go through an on-site survey by a survey team sent by The Joint Commission. This survey takes place every three years without scheduled announcement (Joint Commission,…
o What environmental influences related to health care may affect outcomes and quality within the organization?…
The students attending to the HCS 405 need to understand the significance of the healthcare industry. The employees of the company strive hard every day to fulfill the mission of the company by providing millions of families, seniors, and children of the country with access to good quality healthcare products and services.…
According to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the definition of quality exists as the level of health services for populations must be current with real-time professional knowledge providing desired health outcomes (JCAHO 2015). Huntsville Hospital’s strives to provide excellence in health care maintaining a mission to provide quality care that improves the health of the patients we serve (HH 2015). The Quality Assurance program of Huntsville Hospital (HHQA) is an ongoing systemic evaluation of health professionals and the health services serving our patients and community and the impact of those services. The focus of the HHQA continues to be on customers, leadership, and involvement of staff. However, also, visualized as components of the evaluations are structure, process, and outcomes both with internal and external quality assurance and improvement. For example, structure evaluation reveals the hand hygiene system in use, while the process evaluation shows staff performing recommended care based on professional standards of care (Dejonge et al. 2011). Lastly, the outcomes evaluation provides…
Health information management is highly involved with the Accreditation process for the Joint Commission. Accreditation is an indicator that the facility provides high quality care. The Joint Commission has set standards for health record documentation. The record is essential because it contains all information from the time the patient enters the hospital to the time they are discharged. This is a way physicians and health care providers communicate and is important and for continuity of care. One of HIM goal is to improve patient safety and health care quality, which is a standard and expectation for the Joint Commission. Since HIM works hand and hand with physicians and health care providers HIM is responsible for conducting audits on…
As a Clinical Case Manager, this author understands the value of controlling costs. These efforts enacted by payors require institutions to develop more efficient business models and delivery of care systems, and managed care efforts help to control costs. Hospitals are focusing on…
Consider a health care organization that is unable to meet all of its relevant regulatory requirements. Answer the following questions about this organization…
Organizations across the board monitor performance in order to be profitable, and make their stakeholders happy, including healthcare organizations. The following paper will address similarities along with differences among three specific healthcare organizations; long-term care, VA hospitals, and community/public health systems. We will also discuss how each organization monitors performances, and how each organization achieves regulatory and accreditation compliance. Communication with leadership in order to align organizational goals, and compliance with regulations and development of risk and quality management systems will also be addressed.…
In the following table, describe each of your choices and explain their functions and roles within the health care field. Your responses should total at least 50–75 words for each choice.…
The impact that innovation has on an organization is significant. Defining what innovation, creativity, and design are to and organization and the impact it can have on an organization. When an organization looks at innovation the company should be looking for a new way to do something. To expect change in innovation cannot be avoided in this changing and competitive world of business, changes will always be necessary to stay competitive. The three organizations I have chosen are Southwest Airlines, IBM Corporation and Motorola Company let see how innovation impacts these organizations.…
Health care agencies and governmental agencies all share the role and the responsibility to health the public to evolve, and update information regarding that specific organization responsibility to help the public to face health care challenges. In this paper we will review one of the governmental agencies that has the responsibility to manage a range of public health crisis, play that plays a protect the health of all Americans and provide essential human services especially for those that are least to help themselves, The Department of Health and Human Services. We will review the structure , the organization’s effect on health care, an example of the (HHS) caring out its duties, the regulatory relation that this agency has in relation to health care, and what is the HHS process of accreditation , certification and authorization.…
Organizations have to abide by all regulations and governing laws set forth by their governing entity. Regulations, laws, and standards of care are not obstacles in the health care industry, but are simply guidelines, to ensure the commitment of the establishment towards patient centered care. These regulations and guidelines may be viewed as protection plans to organizations and to patients, to ensure the care received and rendered are optimal, without biases on either…
effect on the aging population, which may reduce the quality of life, increase costs for…