Executive Summary The Joint Commission is scheduled to visit Nightingale Community Hospital for its triennial accreditation survey within the next 13 months. The purpose of this document is to provide senior leadership with an outline of the hospital’s current compliance status in the Priority Focus Area of Communication. Recommendations for corrective action are included in this document which are designed to bring the organization into full compliance in the areas where deficits have been identified
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that I didn’t know. Joint Commission accreditation can be earned by many types of health care organizations‚ including hospitals‚ doctor’s offices‚ nursing homes‚ office based surgery centers‚ behavioral health treatment facilities‚ and providers of home care services. There are several different types of health care facilities accredited by the Joint Commission such as‚ Ambulatory Health Care‚ Behavioral Health Care‚ Critical Access Hospitals‚ Home Care‚ Hospital‚ Laboratory Services‚ Nursing Care
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2011 Reginald Bernard Regulatory Agency Paper Every healthcare organization should provide proof of accreditation. Accreditation assures any healthcare organization that the standards have been met and maintained. Joint Commission on The Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) provides accreditation. JCAHO evaluates healthcare organizations that voluntary seek accreditation. JCAHO is made of individuals from the private sector that maintains standards in healthcare organizations
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1. How can eliminating abbreviations reduce errors? I think that eliminating medical abbreviations would reduce errors because many abbreviations are very similar and people get confused between them‚ however‚ if abbreviations were eliminated it would make it very difficult on medical professionals. They would have to write out very lengthy medical terms. According to Dr. Darryl S. Rich‚ “to minimize the potential for error and to maximize patient safety‚ prescribers need to avoid such specifically
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Executive Summary Nightingale Community Hospital (NCH) is currently preparing for its triennial Joint Commission survey which is expected in approximately 13 months. The Joint Commission primary focus areas for NCH are Information Management‚ Medication Management‚ Communication‚ and Infection Control. The primary focus area outlined in this summary is Communication. The Joint Commission has three standards in which NCH is evaluated. Currently‚ NCH is non-compliant with standards UP.01.01
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medication administration include the right patient‚ right drug‚ right time‚ right route‚ and right dose‚ is critical for all nurses regardless of the of where they practice. In an effort to decrease medication error the Joint Commission mandate that hospital across the country developed mean to decreased medication error and provider a safety for patient by this many error preventable technology has being created for example ‚ smart pumps and automated dispensing units such as the PIXIS (Treas & Willkinson
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FINAL-TERM PAPER: HOFLING HOSPITAL EXPERIMENT Cassandra N. Phillips Keiser University December 11‚ 2012 PSY 1012-Introduction to Psychology Professor Balkaran HOFLING HOSPITAL EXPERIMENT In 1966‚ the psychiatrist Charles K. Hofling conducted a two-part experiment that was inspired by Milgram’s research in obedience (Milgram‚ S.‚ 1963 & 1965). It consisted of a survey and field study on obedience in the nurse-physician relationship. Primarily‚ what happens when nurses
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Patton Fuller community Hospital Network Introduction Patton fuller community hospital is a reputable hospital‚ known as its strict commitment towards the proper application of the (HIPAA) rules‚ and its adherence to the standard norms being in practice‚ as well as its homogeneous business model in place that inspires lot of companies. During this paper‚ we are going to discuss the modality of this business system‚ strength points as well as the missing areas that should be
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The hospital is only responsible for any injury to Mr. Jones as a result of improper care. Dr. Simon did not release Mr. Jones as he felt the patient’s condition might be detrimental to his health and emotional state. He may have felt that Mr. Jones was not stable enough to function outside the hospital‚ due to hallucinations and convulsions. However‚ according to the Joint Commission the hospital and Dr. Simon may be liable if they did not do everything possible to prevent Mr. Jones’ departure from
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Regulatory and Accreditation Body Vincent Kennedy HSN/548 May 17‚ 2015 Mary Goetteman Introduction Regulatory and Accreditation Body Higher education institutions that provide educational programs consistent with regulatory and accreditation practices guiding each program. National recommendations generally dictate regulatory guidelines that are typically enforced through state regulating agencies identified for program control. Higher education institutions voluntarily self-assess themselves
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