Accreditation

I. Research Strategy (6-page limit) SIGNIFICANCE a. Background information The World Health Organization defines the occurrence of interprofessional education as “…when students from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes.” There is a scarcity of literature regarding the use of experiential-learning to teach students the roles and responsibilities of different professions, particularly when working to…

The recent discovery of chiropractic medicine has led to an alternative type of treatment for many people struggling with back and neck pain. The word “chiropractic” originates from Greek and means “hand done.” The name of this type of medicine was chosen by its developer Daniel David Palmer (“Origins”). Dr. Arlan Fuhr says,”While we still have so much to accomplish in our profession, with research guiding our course, we should take a moment and look back on our history, feeling proud of how far…

When I was a child I liked to be around animals, and when I saw one injured, I tried to help it. I always searched the species that animals belonged to. This is when I decided to be a veterinarian. When seeking a career as a veterinarian, a person should look at aspect such as one’s responsibilities, necessary, skills, work conditions, salary, and its prospects, but even more important is to prepare oneself properly by attending the university of florida college of veterinary medicine that will…

“In 1976, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations published accreditation standards for infection control, creating the impetus and need for hospitals to provide administrative and financial support for infection control programs” (CDC. “Nosocomial Infection - a Historical Perspective (1998)”)…

Patient safety 'To Err is Human', that quote explains that humans are prone to errors. Our goal in healthcare organization is to minimize the chances of these errors. Patient safety can be defined as ' the prevention of harm to patients' or ' is the absence of preventable harm to a patient during the process of health care'. Upon bringing up the topic of patient safety, then we’re talking about how hospitals and other health care organizations protect their patients from errors, injuries,…

because these areas all require a master’s degree, accreditation, and a license to practice (Neukrug, 2014). For this paper mental health counseling is going to be the focus. Professional mental health counselors are required to obtain a master’s in counseling and cover the coursework that qualifies them to work with individuals, groups, and often families. Many professional counseling programs follow the standards set by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational…

appropriate, patient-focused, efficient and accessible (NSW. Department of Health., 2005). In addition, a QM plan also aims to improve the competence of health professionals, continuity of care, information management, quality-related education and accreditation of health services (NSW. Department of Health., 2005). Since NSW Health is committed to four goals, including, healthier people, fairer access, quality health care and better value, the ultimate goal of QM is to improve the outcomes of…

involved and the information obtained. Physicians and health care organizations worry over lawsuits but by protecting their confidentiality this lifts their fear and make them feel free to report medical errors. Licensing, certification, and accreditation agencies of health care professionals should set and enforce clear-cut performance standards for patient safety. By instituting these precise standards expectations for safety among providers and consumers are well understood. Also,…

The stage is set for graduation. Prospective teachers in America walk across the platform to receive their diplomas in 2014. As a graduate’s name is called out at the University of Minnesota, the crowd cheers as the student also receives a grade-based honor. Getting an honor is a big deal, and 30 percent of all graduate students at around 500 universities do get one. Meanwhile, 44 percent of our nation’s upcoming teachers receive an honor, which is 14 points above the average (National Council…

initial success. Unfortunately, things began to collapse shortly thereafter and the situation became worse. Consequently, a new leadership team was hired to navigate through the wreckage. Ultimately, their success allowed the health plan to keep its accreditation and improve its weakest area of customer service. As a result, the authors wanted to inform readers about certain aspects of process improvement. Therefore, part of their stated goals is to demonstrate the…