The Nightingale Hospital is 13 months away from our next Joint Commission inspection. Although the overall state of compliance for the organization is good‚ there are several areas that have been identified as “Priority Focus Areas” due to a past history of nonconformities. All these areas are related to Information Management and Record of Care‚ Treatment‚ and Services‚ in particular: A utilization of standardized terminology‚ definitions and abbreviations‚ as described in Joint Commission Accreditation
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Executive Summary Nightingale Community Hospital prides itself on their values‚ such as safety‚ community‚ teamwork and accountability. Yet‚ we now understand the more has to be done to provide a safer place for our patients. Nationwide‚ hospitals are trying to find innovative ways to provide safer care and less complication for their employees. Establishing and encouraging standard practices within the infrastructure of the hospital will reduce chances of human error. With so many physician
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Joint Commission As reviewing the Joint Commission‚ I learned a lot of information 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
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The Joint Commission Review Joint Commission Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is an organization that develops and maintains standards to promote compliance in regards to acceptable levels of care that should be given to patients. If a facility has been accepted by JCAHO‚ it is like a stamp of approval for the hospital when someone in looking at a hospital for surgery‚ to have their baby‚ etc. JCAHO is not mandatory for a hospital to operate and has no legal power. Southern
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Western Governors University Joint Commission Compliance Audit Task 2 AFT2 Accreditation Audit By Cricket Besse 055895 Nightingale Community Hospital Sentinel Event Registrar‚ registered child (3 year old patient)‚ obtained insurance card and entered demographics. She was then taken to pre-op where the nurse told mother that once in the OR the surgery would take about 45 minutes and then she would go to recovery. The mother informed the pre-op nurse that once her daughter went
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6/9/2013 The Joint Commission has a list of national patient safety goals were set in place to guide improvements in safety of patients and to help highlight any problem areas within the healthcare systems regarding patient’s safety (The Joint Commission‚ 2013). The goals created for patient’s safety are listed and described through evidence based solutions in order to assess each goal. The Joint Commission focuses on several topics‚ all of include an importance
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Nightingale Community Hospital: Patient Tracer Summary Western Governors University Nightingale Community Hospital: Patient Tracer Summary Nightingale Community Hospital utilizes a tracer methodology adapted from The Joint Commission to review patient charts weekly. The tracer method provides a precise appraisal of programs and methods for delivery of care and services. A thorough review of current services will help identify possible deficiencies. Patient 453355 medical record
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is a private‚ not for profit organization established in 1951 to evaluate health care organizations that voluntarily seek accreditation. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 16‚000 health care organizations in the United States‚ including 4‚400 hospitals‚ more than 3‚900 home care entities‚ and over 7‚000 other health care organizations that provide behavioral health care‚ laboratory‚ ambulatory care‚ and long term
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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
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Nightingale Community Hospital Memo To: From: Date: Re: Executive Management‚ Nightingale Community Hospital Brittany Amon‚ Senior Audit Administration September 29‚ 2012 Compliance Status of Nightingale Community Hospital: Information Management The following pages will provide a summary of the current compliance status of Nightingale Community Hospital based on the Information Management Priority Focus Area. From the information provided by Nightingale Community Hospital [the hospital]
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