Essays Tagged: "Joint Commission"

Hospice, General Purpose of the Department:

orms that are typical for an inpatient record in an acute care setting.JCAHO Standards:In reviewing Joint Commission's Accreditation manual for Health Care Organizations, I came across many standards ...

(8 pages) 263 1 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

About health care in America

ty.The long-term care facility is regulated by state licensure regulations, federal regulations and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). State licensure is mandatory ... ating agencies that set the standards for hospices are Medicare, the National Hospice Organization, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) and state hospice agencies.I ...

(8 pages) 886 0 2.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Quality care of patients in hospitals and the current nursing shortages

Ways to assess the care of loved onesAccording to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the growing shortage of nurse ...

(5 pages) 617 1 4.4 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Hospital Accreditation

The Joint Commission has accredited hospitals for more than 50 years and today it accredits approximatel ... pecialty hospitals, and maintains a unique accreditation program for critical access hospitals. The Joint Commission currently accredits approximately 80 percent of the nation's hospitals. Accreditati ... providers and support improvement in the quality of the health care system overall. Hospitals seek Joint Commission accreditation primarily as a means to enhance organization performance. Accreditati ...

(3 pages) 141 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Hospital Risk Management

The Joint Commission's Sentinel Event Policy, implemented in 1996, is designed to help health care organ ... when a failure does occur. The Sentinel Event Policy also encourages organizations to report to the Joint Commission sentinel events that have resulted in death or serious injury, along with their roo ... n death or serious injury, along with their root causes and related preventive actions, so that the Joint Commission can learn about the underlying causes of the sentinel events, share "lessons learne ...

(4 pages) 280 0 4.8 Jan/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Healthcare.

ty.The long-term care facility is regulated by state licensure regulations, federal regulations and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). State licensure is mandatory ... ating agencies that set the standards for hospices are Medicare, the National Hospice Organization, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) and state hospice agencies.I ...

(8 pages) 531 0 3.4 Sep/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Personal Values Reflection

uch as an infection, medication error, or injury related to improper use of equipment or treatment (Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 2001). Daily, nurses monitor and ... ington, DC:National Academy Press. Retrieved January 19, 2006 fromwww.nap.edu/books/0309068371/html.Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. (2001). Front line ofdefense: The ...

(4 pages) 276 0 3.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Nursing Shortage: What can be Done to Make a Difference?

resses the need to identify the problems and to establish alternatives to the nursing shortage. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of HealthCare Organizations has provided strategies and recommenda ... t are affected by the nursing shortage. Health Care Organizations can be the front line to help the Joint Commission establish policies, procedures and standards of practice to reduce the numbers of t ...

(21 pages) 622 2 3.8 Sep/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Risk Management Issue

these agencies are obligated to make sure clients are receiving care in a safe and efficient manner.Joint Commission 10-step process of quality assuranceOur facility uses the plan, do, check, and act ... cility uses the plan, do, check, and act (PDCA) process improvement method. This is the same as the Joint Commission's 10-step process of quality assurance. A meeting is called to discuss the issue an ...

(6 pages) 284 1 5.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Identify a patient from your clinical area who is suffering from cancer and his actual and potential problems - Choose and elaborate on one of these problems

right of every cancer patient and access to pain therapy as measure of respect for this right. The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health-care organizations (JCAHO) (2004) outlined some stan ... cise is important for the treatment of chronic pain as it strengthens weak muscles, mobilizes stiff joints, helps restore coordination and balance, enhances patient comfort, and provides cardiovascula ...

(10 pages) 99 0 3.7 Jun/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Quality of Care in Health Care Settings

of care (ahrq.gov).Private groups such as the National Quality Forum (NQF), Leapfrog group, and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) made recommendations and effor ...

(5 pages) 270 0 5.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital v. Agbor:

the foundation of efforts to provide safe, quality clinical care within health care organizations (Joint Commission, 2007). Credentialing and privileging processes are established by those organizati ... rs at all times possess the minimum required skills to function in specific roles. According to the Joint Commission (2007), a national accrediting agency for health care organizations, the credential ...

(4 pages) 46 1 5.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

Performance Appraisal

rmance of the employees. Performance appraisals are a necessity in order to stay in compliance with Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). According to Burns, "from the ...

(5 pages) 171 0 5.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Science Essays

Hospital Quality Alliance Assignment: Discuss the Hospital Quality Alliance and its significance for hospitals.

ganizations such as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Quality Forum, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, American Medical Association, America ...

(2 pages) 32 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Science Essays

Substandard Patient Care

tions that govern it are so important.The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Joint Commissions of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) are organizations that enforc ... tion's lead Federal agency for research on healthcare quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is a private organization that ...

(4 pages) 76 0 4.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Risk Management: Falls

hat the American Nurses Association (ANA), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Joint Commission all have in common, that is increasing patient safety by preventing patient falls. ... ogressive Care Unit (PCU) in a Banner Health facility had a sentinel event, which is defined by the Joint Commission as an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious injury (Quigley, Neily, Wats ...

(5 pages) 88 0 0.0 Sep/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Risk Management Issue

Medication errors remain one of the most frequent problems that put patients at risk in healthcare (Joint Commission, 2009). In 2005 The Joint Commission issued The National Patient Safety Goals of wh ... embrace the project and work diligently to accomplish this important patient safety goal.ReferencesJoint Commision. (2009). National patient safety goals. Retrieved April 24, 2009, from http://www.jo ...

(6 pages) 71 0 0.0 Sep/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Managing in Today's Health Care Organizations Change and Culture Case Study I

d systems thinking versus linear thinking. The second step in the training process will involve the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). In February 1997, JCAHO insti ...

(9 pages) 173 0 4.0 Jan/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

Electronic Medical Records-Patten-Fuller Community Hospital

ond, goal is to alleviate compliance and maintaining security with regulations set forth by (JCAHO) Joint Commission Accreditation Health Organization, (HIPPA) Health Insurance Portability Accountabil ...

(16 pages) 64 0 0.0 Sep/2011

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

Management of Healthcare Organization

rol charts. Tools specific to healthcare include the Health Care Finance Administration (HCFA), the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the Healthcare Quality Certif ...

(12 pages) 62 0 0.0 Feb/2012

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management