International healthcare accreditation

As Heath Officer of the Shiawassee County Health Department, I am interested in getting our health care organization nationally credited. There is Seven Steps to the Public Health Department Accreditation process. In addition, there are many benefits to becoming nationally credited. The benefits are: measurement of performance, standardization, advancing quality and performance, improving service, values, and accountability to stakeholders. These crucial areas will be improved if Shiawassee…

organizations provide safe, quality care that’s continuous, not sporadic in nature (DeLorenzo, 2005). As a means of pinpointing gaps in problems related to patient safety and quality and offer guidance to leadership, physicians and other members of the healthcare team, I will observe and interview the nurses, respiratory therapists, physicians, and perform patients and systems tracers (the Tracer Methodology) which puts the hospital in a position that forces them to prove that they practice…

Summary: The guideline that I chose to review discusses how bedside shift report can increase both patient and family satisfaction rates during hospitalization. The study was done and funded by Cincinnati Children 's Hospital Medical Center. The method used was a search of electronic databases ranging from PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and OVID MEDLINE. After researchers reviewed six different types of articles this guideline was created. After deciphering all of the evidence it is…

Table 4 provides details of resource use and costs used in the model. The cost of treating unintentional poisoning injury was estimated based on NHS reference costs for hospital services obtained from PSSRU Unit Costs of Health and Social Care 2012 (Curtis 2012). In the model, it was assumed that all medically reported cases of unintentional poisoning are taken to the emergency department for initial assessment and or treatment. In the emergency department, cases are triaged as minor requiring…

Commission formally known as the Joint Commission Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is and independent, non-for-profit organization (JCAHO, 2015). JCAHO was found in 1951 it role is too provided safely and quality care that received by health care organization throughout the United States. Therefore, before the commission can reach any goals they are using a measurement system which helps with survey’s to grant accreditation to healthcare organization that is other role joint…

When it comes to accreditation the first thing in most healthcare workers that comes to mind is The Joint Commission (JCO) formerly knew as The Joint Commission on Accreditation Organizations (JCAHO). Accreditation is very important to the healthcare community in a sense of how they are looked at as an organization. In this paper I will discuss the overall view of Accreditation programs in the healthcare organization, the purpose of accreditation, differences types of accreditation and the…

why there have been changes within our system. The growth of the population increases in healthcare technologies and the rising cost of individual healthcare. One change in particular that we are going to focus on is the change of terminology and abbreviations within our medical system. Terminology is used for technical application in a subject, a variety of theories and also professions. Within the Healthcare profession terminology and abbreviation have been very influential. They’ve been…

2015). • Hospitals must generally obey with the rules and regulations of participation—federal standards for well-being, security, and health care quality. • Organizations that have a certification are approved by other organizations, for example International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (Rooney, 1999).…

to create a healing environment, with a passionate commitment to healthcare excellence.” (Nightingale Community Hospital Brochure, n.d., p. 2) NGCH’s four core values are Safety, Community, Teamwork, and Accountability. Nightingale Community, as well as other hospital organizations, is governed by the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission is a non-for-profit regulatory organization that accredits and certifies U.S. based healthcare organizations. Nightingale Community Hospital’s (NGCH) next…

Beaumont hospital is a 1070 bed hospital, which includes inpatient and outpatient services. This includes an imaging center, cancer center, neuroscience center, research institute, a heart & vascular center, as well as, medical office building that house physicians’ private practices. Since September 2014, Beaumont Health System has initiated new operations and best practices. This includes an integration of electronic health records, supply chain improvements, and opportunities to improve…