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and reviewed an accreditation audit for Nightingale Community Hospital to organize and ensure compliance with Joint Commission standards for our hospital. We are preparing for a site visit that should occur within the next 13 months. I have reviewed the current compliance status of our hospital and will explain our corrective action plan that will ensure compliance with the Joint Commission standards for the focus area of communication. An accreditation audit was performed by Carl Anderson, Director

have to meet. When we think about the accreditation process, we think about the Joint Commission (“The Joint Commission”). The purpose of the Joint Commission is to constantly progress the health care for the community by means of assessing health care instituting while and motivating those institutions to outrival in making available secure and effectual care that is superior and has significance (“The Joint Commission”). In order to earn the accreditation

1. Significance of Concerned Area An accreditation organization of United States is going to conduct inspection by the Joint Commission (JCAHO) for which Nightingale Community Hospital is doing preparation. For safeguarding the safety of patient, used recommended medical symbols is a very important factor for healthcare delivery. The correct policies are properly identified, prevented, reported and measured at the time of execution is reviewed along with current compliances in system will be covered

Some say that the accreditation process is a ritual that has no true value. Hospital accreditation is not a new concept. In the 1860s, Florence Nightingale helped lay the foundation for health care quality assurance by advocating a system for collecting and evaluating hospital statistics. Her results showed that mortality rates varied significantly from one hospital to another. When the American College of Surgeons (ACS) was established in 1913, one of its primary goals was the improvement of hospital

Facility Joint Commission Accreditation Long term care facilities use Joint Commission Accreditation as a benefit to show the quality and commitment to the health care organization. A long term care facility that is Joint Commission accredited will have a more appealing look to reimbursement centers and to the patient and families that they care for. Having this accreditation is also a risk management tool. The likelihood of a bad outcome is reduced if a facility is accredited by the Joint Commission

hospital. According to Joint Commission, “Identify the most important alarm signals to manage based on the following: - Input from the medical staff and clinical departments - Risk to patients if the alarm signal is not attended to or if it malfunctions - Whether specific alarm signals are needed or unnecessarily contribute to alarm noise and alarm fatigue - Potential for patient harm based on internal incident history - Published best practices and guidelines (Joint Commission, 2016).” The hospital

Patient and Family Centered Care Kimberley Masterson WGU0713 Stacy Stratton-Mentor Practice Setting Wellington Regional Medical Center is located in Wellington, Florida. It is a 233-bed, acute-care hospital, owned by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc., a highly respected, healthcare management organization. Wellington Regional Medical Center is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc.(UHS), a King of Prussia, PA-based company, that is one of the largest

Organizations Reach Patient Safety Goals The Joint Commission works to improve healthcare safety by collaborating with medical professionals. [1] The commission is and independent, non-profit organization committed to patient safety in the United States. Around the globe, medical professionals recognize Joint Commission accreditation and certification as a genuine representation of quality and commitment to meeting exemplary performance standards. The commission fulfills these objectives by evaluating

Universal Protocol sets a standard for hospitals by outlining specific principles and strategies, while encouraging teamwork and consistency among all hospital staff. Within the National Patient Safety Goals effective January 1, 2014, the Joint Commission defines preprocedure verification as “an ongoing process of information gathering and confirmation. The purpose of the preprocedure verification process is to make sure that all relevant documents and related information or equipment are:  

Running Head: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AUDIT 1 Executive Summary Nightingale Community Hospital is preparing for a Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, or JCAHO, audit. In preparation of the coming audit, Nightingale has released JCAHO’s Priority Focus Areas for the hospital. The priority focus areas outlined are Information Management, Medication Management, Communication, and Infection Control. The area of focus for this assessment will be Information Management