Hospital accreditation

The Williamsport Regional Medical Center is located in the 700 block of High Street between Campbell and Walnut Street. The hospital was originally named the Williamsport Hospital and it opened in April of 1878. It was originally located on Elmira St and was initially used as a boardinghouse. Several years later a new building was built and the hospital was moved to its present location. Although it has undergone a huge transformation and a name change the original part of the Williamsport…

enlisted. They work to provide a standard of care and accreditation to employers looking to ensure compliance and funding requirements. “Accreditation is a process of review that healthcare organizations participate in to demonstrate the ability to meet predetermined criteria and standards established by a professional accrediting agency”(What is Accreditation, 2008). Professional organizations such as Joint Commission (JC) and Accreditation Commission for Health Care (What is Accreditiation,…

has always been a debate when it comes to a hospital purchase. The Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) purchase, is one of these topics went through this debate. While some people consider the purchase of a CDSS, by a hospital, as a money waste that spent only for the hospital image or for getting some accreditations, others believe that these CDSS not only reduce medication errors and save patients’ lives, but also save the money spent by hospitals as a consequence of medication errors. I…

The clinical site in which I’m currently working is Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of 110 long term acute care hospitals (LTACH) owned by Select Medical Corporation of Pennsylvania. As a LTACH facility, the patient population includes those that are critically ill and have medically complex issues. These patients require more comprehensive, specialized care and longer hospital stays that are, on average, three to four weeks. The focus of the quality…

problem is that, pharmaceutical companies can learn from their previous product and make necessary adjustment to the life cycle of the product. These companies can invest technology that will shorten life cycle by creating new distribution channels. Hospitals can take an initiative by controlling the pricing of the products set forth by pharmaceutical companies. Other issues that rises up the lack of predictability for the demand for medicine. Some clinician’s preferences can create more…

outcome; but, how does one know that they are getting the best care. Thanks to the advances of technology, patients have immediate access to hospital ratings through their consumer report. The hospital consumer report addresses problem area such as: patient outcomes, hospital safety scores, adverse events in surgical patients, patient experiences and hospital practices (Consumer Reports, 2017). Technology has advanced as far as providing information on individual physicians to meet public demand…

sector. Diagnostic pathology laboratories are a full time service offering their services to both clinics and hospitals. Pathology services alongside researching, and testing new drugs to help prevent diseases and cancers also offer education, networking and consultation services.(Interactive, Molnes, and lowa, no date). Clinical Pathology Accreditation in the UK is run by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) who regularly inspect the laboratories. (Choices, 2015). The NHS is the largest…

Discharge delays can lead to patient dissatisfaction which can negatively impact the health care organizations reputation and marketing ("HCPro," 2017). Delays in discharge can also lead to a decrease in accreditation compliance, which will have a negative effect on marketing (American..., 2010). When delays in discharge persist, the patient flow will be interrupted, therefore, decreasing the revenue that could have been gained ("HCPro," 2017). An interruption in patient flow will also lead…

safety is performed in order to renew or give the hospital’s accreditation. “However, to ensure compliance with all health information-related standards, review of all sections and monitoring of all pertinent standards that are found is important” (Sayles, 2013). The Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) also has access to LGH’s health system. It is needed to track all electronic medical record (EMR) progress used at this hospital. With the advancing technology, LGH has completely…

As the CEO, of a 100-bed locally owned hospital, I reviewed proposes of cost-saving measures, of closing the Hospital’s Emergency Department from 10:00pm until 6:00 am. The first, thing I would ask myself, “Do I have all the facts” Am I being fair to all involved?” I decided this was not a good cost saving strategy to even consider to measure, because the community should have an emergency department, and the residents should hot have to drive 50 miles to another facility. As a result, we need…