This manual includes JCI's updated requirements for home care organizations effective 1 July 2012. All of the standards and accreditation policies and procedures are included, giving home care organizations around the world the information they need to pursue or maintain JCI accreditation and maximize patient-safe care. The manual contains Joint Commission International's (JCI's) standards, intent statements, and measurable elements for home care organizations, including patient-centered and organizational requirements.
This manual includes JCI's updated requirements for long term care organizations effective 1 July 2012. All of the standards and accreditation policies and procedures are included, giving long term care organizations around the world the information they need to pursue or maintain JCI accreditation and maximize resident-safe care. The manual contains Joint Commission International's (JCI's) standards, intent statements, and measurable elements for long term care organizations, including resident- centered and organizational requirements.
Benchmarking--comparing one's performance against internal or external sources--can be the cornerstone of many performance improvement initiatives in health care organizations. These projects are carried out for a variety of reasons: to enhance patient outcomes, streamline patient care delivery systems, reduce costs, and comply with local, state, or national initiatives, including accreditation and health care reform requirements. For organizations to successfully accomplish these objectives, they must be able to benchmark their performance within their facilities, over time, and against other organizations. Benchmarking in Health Care is an updated edition of a JCR best seller that provides organizations with step-by-step instructions to successfully design and implement benchmarking projects in their facilities as part of comprehensive performance improvement programs. Topics covered include the following: * Defining internal and external benchmarking * Complying with Joint Commission and Joint Commission * International benchmarking-related standards * Planning and organizing a benchmarking project, including gaining leadership support and assembling and organizing a team * Choosing appropriate benchmarking partners * Identifying and using appropriate global benchmarking databases * Collecting, analyzing, benchmarking, and presenting data * Using benchmarking data to drive improvement * Case studies from organizations around the world that are using benchmarking projects as integral components of performance improvement initiatives Help your staff to design and implement a successful benchmarking project in your organization!
Competency Assessment, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to the Joint Commission Brenda G. Summers, MBA/MHA, MSN, RN, CNAA-BC; WendySue Woods, RN, CSHA, MHSA Your one-stop competency compliance guide. Competency Assessment remains among The Joint Commission's top problematic standards. You need a resource that not only explains exactly how to comply with this perennial problem area but also provides real-time tools to evaluate competency. To help you, we've updated our "must-have" competency assessment resource: "Competency Assessment: A Practical Guide to the Joint Commission Standards, Third Edition." You'll have the information and tools you need to achieve compliance. Population-specific competencies, ongoing assessment...we'll help you comply We understand your need for more than just theorizing on the competency assessment standards. That's why this edition of "Competency Assessment" focuses on ongoing competency and validating competency in accordance with Joint Commission standards. You get an easy-to-reference guide with the very best real-world strategies, the most useful forms, and the most practical tools you can incorporate into your own competency assessment program immediately, including: Sample Orientation Outline Competency Assessment Tool Sample Questions for Self-Assessment Six Steps to a Successful Competency Assessment Program Job Descriptions List of Questions Surveyors Might Ask Sample Population-Specific Components Two posters you can hang in your facility to make sure everyone is aware of your commitment to competency assessment Ongoing Competence Decision Tree REAL-LIFE Case Study One of the most useful features of "Competency Assessment: A Practical Guide to the Joint Commission Standards, Third Edition," is a valuable real-life case study. You'll learn how an Ohio hospital put one of the authors' techniques into action, and how they benefited as a result.BONUS This valuable resource includes a CD-ROM full of job descriptions and competency plans you can customize to meet your facility's needs. This book and CD-ROM set is your perfect solution to competency assessment compliance. With your copy close at hand, you'll: UNDERSTAND the intent of each Joint Commission standard and how best to comply and demonstrate compliance to surveyors LEARN how to assess competency, including population-served (age-specific) competencies CREATE effective strategies for carrying out ongoing competency assessments CUSTOMIZE the tools and techniques provided for your competency assessment program BENEFIT from knowing what to do with the results of your assessments Your staff must be qualified to perform their job; your patients' health--and lives--rest in their hands. Ensure a strong competency management system with this hands-on, how-to compliance guide.
Planning, Design, and Construction of Health Care Facilities, Second Edition, an updated version of a Joint Commission Resources best seller, is a comprehensive guide for health care organizations around the world that are looking to build new facilities - or update their current structures - in compliance with Joint Commission, Joint Commission International, and other recognized standards of health care design excellence. A wealth of strategies, tools, and real-world experiences of organizations around the globe supply the reader with the building blocks they need for success with their new facility or existing structure. Planning, Design, and Construction of Health Care Facilities, Second Edition assesses the challenges, compliance issues, and the need for a holistic approach to the design and function of health care facilities; and this new edition, readers receive valuable online resources in support of the printed material, including customizable tools they can use immediately in their organization.
