Healthcare Commission

across multidisciplinary teams leads to serious adverse effects and medical errors. Furthermore, it results in the inefficient use of healthcare resources. Research indicates that ineffective communication among healthcare professionals is one of the leading causes of medical errors and patient harm (Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, & O'Grady, 2016). The Joint Commission cited communication as the core component of teamwork and the root cause in nearly 60 percent of sentinel events. The purpose of my…

As the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) (2012) states the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) standards set the benchmark for safety and quality of health care. Although NSQHS standards are the minimum levels of safety and quality of service, they are aimed at enhancing the safety and quality of health care services in Australia (ACSQHC, 2012: 3). This report will look into NSQHS Standard 3 Preventing and Controlling Healthcare Associated…

Health policy is a set course of action or inaction undertaken by government or health care organizations to obtain a desired health outcome (Abood, S.). The health care policy making process shapes both the public and private sectors, the overall healthcare system and the political forces that affect that system (Abood, S.). Policies which are related to public health come from local, state and federal legislation, regulations and/or court rulings which govern the provision of health care…

year (AIHW 2016). It has become well recognised that the prevalence and burden of mental illness contribute to the increased morbidity, mortality as well as economic and societal costs within Australia (ABS 2008; AIHW 2016; National Mental Health Commission 2014). The negative implications of mental illness are substantially problematic with reduced quality of life and increased morbidity of those experiencing mental illness as well as the costly implications of extended hospital stays and…

ating budget for an area of responsibility in a healthcare organization. Prepare a capital budget and determine what reduction would be acceptable to present to the leadership team if a reduction in the operating budget was requested. Accreditation The government and accrediting bodies have rules and regulations in place to protect the patients. There are rules and regulations that have been put in place for all providers when applying for privileges at a hospital. The reason…

This essay will describe the governance of health safety and quality related to my experience in clinical placement, including how the health care workers implement hand hygiene in their works, and the influence about healthcare associated infections transmitted by hands in health care setting. This essay will discuss a particularly positive clinical governance example, hand hygiene, which has an effect on patients, nurses, and teams. It will analyse the background, context, situation, policies,…

this reason, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), has put together a set of National Patient Safety Goals as called NPSGs. NPSGs were established in 2002, and these goals were made, “to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value,” (The Joint Commission, 2016, para 2). Just…

patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) to have a negative healthcare experiences and outcomes related to communication barriers. This experience may lead to an increased frustration between the health care providers and LEP patients (Sentell & Braun, 2012). Moreover, the LEP patient’s frustrations may lead to a mistrust for the health car providers and may have a negative impact on health care delivery system and healthcare outcome for the LEP patients and their community(Sentell,…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), helps public and private providers work on building a better way to deliver health care for Medicare Beneficiaries through accountability and public disclosure. The system helps deliver improved care, while helping to reduce health care spending. CMS aims to deliver consistent high-quality care, promote efficient outcomes in the health care system, and ensure that health insurance remains affordable for the millions of Americans seeking and…

Patient safety is always at the forefront of healthcare to ensure patient care is safe and effective. Despite the best efforts of healthcare professional’s medicine errors continue to be the greatest threat to patient safety. Subsequently about 98,000 individuals die each year from medical errors in U.S. hospitals (Tzeng, Yin, and Schneider 2013). For this purpose, in March 2011 The Joint Commission published Speak Up: Help Prevent Errors in Your Care. The purpose of this brochure is to educate…