scholarly journals The Accreditation Process

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-136
Author(s):  
Mara Magri ◽  
Raquel Espada Martín
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation ◽  
Healthcare Quality ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
Joint Commission ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
Standards And Guidelines ◽  
The Joint Commission

AbstractAchieving accredited status for hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) programme shows an ongoing commitment to the quality and safety of the services offered and of the activities performed. Accreditation is considered a standard through which a healthcare facility or service is shown to offer quality and healthcare that meet minimum standards and guidelines offered by different quality boards (at national and international levels). Among the most well-known accreditation agencies in the world are the Joint Commission and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JC and JCAHO), the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua), the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC), the Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) and, specifically for HCT programmes, the FACT and the JACIE.Any patient entering a healthcare facility wants and deserves to know that staff is trained and facilities are clean and well maintained and that procedures follow standards that reduce chances of error, infection or negligence.

Improving Patient Safety – One Standard at a Time

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 921-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sondra K. May
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Medication Management ◽  
Joint Commission ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Management Standards ◽  
Practical Information ◽  
The Joint Commission

Learning from the experiences of others is one of our most effective tools for improving patient safety. This column will inform readers about how various health care organizations have effectively implemented the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations’ (JCAHO) Medication Management Standards. Practical information on what worked and how organizations have been surveyed regarding the Medication Management Standards will be provided along with updates on standard revisions and recommendations being established by JCAHO.

A New Patient Safety Initiative

2003 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 490-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sondra K. May
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Joint Commission ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
National Patient ◽  
Safety Initiative ◽  
The Joint Commission

Learning from the experiences of others is one of our most effective tools for improving patient safety. This column will describe how some health care organizations have effectively implemented the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' (JCAHO's) National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs). The articles will focus on practical strategies for meeting the NPSGs and on JCAHO surveys related to the NPSGs. Updates on new goals and recommendations established by JCAHO will also be provided.

Standards and accreditation for jails, prisons, and juvenile facilities

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph V. Penn
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Joint Commission ◽  
Historical Narrative ◽  
World Health ◽  
Standards Of Care ◽  
National Commission ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Correctional Health Care ◽  
Correctional Health ◽  
The Joint Commission

Numerous challenges confront correctional health staff in serving the needs of incarcerated adults and juveniles. Effective screening, timely referral, and appropriate treatment are critical. Their implementation requires interagency collaboration, adherence to established national standards of care, and implementation of continuous quality improvement practices and research on the health needs of this vulnerable patient population. Effective evaluation and treatment during incarceration meets important public health objectives and helps improve health services and effective transition into the community upon release. Many types of ‘free world’ health care organizations—such as hospitals, nursing homes, and psychiatric facilities—are accredited by the Joint Commission. Similarly, jails, prisons, juvenile detention, and other correctional facilities may be accredited by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (a spinoff from the American Medical Association), the American Correctional Association, the Joint Commission, or a combination of the above. Although national accreditation is typically voluntary, it is often a contractual requirement for universities, other health care systems, and private vendors who provide health care services to correctional systems. In addition, when facilities undergo investigation or litigation, or are placed in receivership or federal oversight, they are often mandated to establish and maintain national accreditations. This chapter presents a brief historical narrative of the events that resulted in the development and adoption of national jail, prison, and juvenile correctional health care standards; a cogent review of jail and prison standards with particular relevance to psychiatry and mental health; and discussion of accreditation programs.

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