NCJ Number
172715
Editor(s)
E D Brown,
T J O'Farrell,
S A Maisto,
K Boies-Hickman,
R Suchinsky
Date Published
1997
Length
244 pages
Annotation
This volume assists program staff and program administrators in efforts to meet the 1995 Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards and to stay in compliance.
Abstract
The new JCAHO accreditation standards are wide-ranging and include fields of activity from patient care to organizational elements. Articles in this volume thoroughly explain the standards, offer clear suggestions for programs and centers to meet those standards, and illustrate specifically what happens in the accreditation process. The articles discuss patient rights and responsibilities; organizational ethics; continuum of care; assessing and caring for patients; education; improving organizational performance; leadership; managing the environment of care; managing human resources; managing information; surveillance, prevention, and control of infection; and the human side of preparing for the accreditation visit. Notes, tables, figures, appendixes, references, index