Hospital accreditation

A woman named Beth Jasper was a nurse at The Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Nurses were constantly understaffed forcing them to work twelve hours shifts and even more undocumented hours. On March 16, 2013 Jasper completed her twelve- hour shift and began to drive home when she crashed into a tree and died at the scene. It is believed that she fell asleep while driving home. Her husband said she had been complaining of feeling overworked and exhausted prior to her accident. She continued to…

Pathologist assistants (PAs) are highly-trained medical professionals who work under the supervision of the pathologist. A pathology assistant is essential to helping make a pathologic diagnosis; however, it is the responsibility of the pathologist to render the diagnosis. Most pathologists’ assistants are tasked with dissecting anatomic pathology specimens, gross examination and performing postmortem examinations. The PA interacts with a pathologist in much the same way that a physician's…

came to light when my husband was undergoing chemotherapy for the second time. If it was not for the patient advocate that was assigned to ICU at North Florida Regional during my husband’s last days, I would have been lost. Her awareness of the hospitals capabilities;…

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) evaluates hospitals on their compliance of pain control of patients, in particular the emergency department. Many hospitals that I have worked at feel that they have to give the patient what they want for pain or will face the consequences of retribution from JCAHO. Patients are very aware of this standard that has been set so if they do not feel their pain was treated appropriately they threaten to call JCAHO to report…

and operates over 30 facilities in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma and we continue to be in acquisition mode. Medicalodges is located in Holton, Kansas and is a 70 bed facility. Approximately 60 -70 % of Medicalodges residents comes to us from a hospital setting, followed by assisting living facilities, or directly from home where a spouse or sibling could no longer take care of them. We provide short term stays that can range from 2 weeks to 30 days as well as long term care. However, we do…

the health care delivery system. Historically having surgical procedures in a hospital setting have many disadvantages for the patients, including long wait for an available appointment, days spent in the hospital during recovery, in addition to the…

termination of a physical restraint are vital in the prevention of sentinel events. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission (TJC), both established a precise standard for appropriate use of restraints to “help hospitals that experience serious adverse events, improve safety… as well as evaluation of corrective actions, is essential to reduce risk and prevent patient harm” (TJC, 2016). Although it varies from state to state or facilities, improving the…

Technology Informatics Over the years, hospitals have worked hard to decrease the amount of post-discharge medication errors. According to Allison et al. (2015), electronic medication reconciliation is a system created to help medication inconsistencies. These electronic medication reconciliation handouts are now part of Joint Commission on Accreditation standard requirements. It was the hopes of the JCA that the medication reconciliation would cause the professionals to review and resolve…

numerous medical laws, for instances federal, state as well as local laws. The administrator should know these laws because they will be communicating with executive professionals at all levels. The health administrator is unknown to Well Care Hospital, and the hospital the past six months has been underneath a governed by investigation for breach of medical submission. It is crucial that the chief administrator is apprehensive about the significance of his or her behavior in the health care…

They will continue to participate in the “Partnership for Patients” program sponsored by the Washington State Hospital Association and successfully complete accreditation by a third party accrediting body. These short-term goals will help them achieve and sustain high standards in quality care and satisfaction measurements. Strategic Thinking and Key Stakeholders The ability of an organization…