Joint Commission has laid out a strategic and detailed set of expectations that hospitals and other healthcare organizations can use to ensure they are in compliance with health laws. At Nightingale we seem to be in compliance with a number of these standards. According to a recent periodic performance review we are in compliance with the Joint Commission standards in the Emergency Management requirement section. The EM develops a plan in case the facility has an emergency that includes the planning of activities of hospital administrators and leaders. This plan should include details that would identify what an emergency is, how it would be communicated to the staff, and what arrangements will be made for the facility.
Western Governors University RTT1, Task 1 The following essay will identify how nursing-sensitive indicators could improve the care of Mr. J. The paragraphs below will discuss how application and tracking of these indicators can be beneficial to the overall care provided at the hospital. In addition, there will be discussion of how the lead nursing supervisor can use the identified principles to resolve ethical issues in care. A. Nursing-Sensitive Indicators Nursing-sensitive indicators were developed by the American Nurses’ Association (ANA) to reflect the structure, process and outcome of nursing care. Structure is measured by the staff: amount, skill-level, and education or certification.
For this reason there are terms of compliance that hospitals must adhere to. The Joint Commission Handbook serves as a means of regulation and compliance for hospitals and other such facilities. There are four categories that the Joint Commission focuses on during the accreditation audits for a hospital: Information Management which involves the efficient management of health information and accuracy, Medication Management involving labeling and sterility, Communication involving verification, and Infection Control to minimize spread and infection. We will be performing an accreditation audit to confirm that compliance standards are met for Nightingale Community Hospital. This accreditation audit will focus on Nightingale Hospital and the maintenance of communication within the hospital.
rvice RequestDetermination of Requirements The proposed solution for SR-pf-001 must “An evaluation for the development of a patient management system for the tracking of patient check-in, appointments and surgery.” It is the hopes of the organization that the proposed solution would fulfill the hopes of the organization which are, “We would like a more unified patient experience.” (Cite) The user needs of this request are clearly stated as a patient management system that can track a patient’s progress through the system, tracking patient activity, focusing primarily on appointment scheduling, check-ins and surgical experiences. With this understood, we began a needs assessment which would determine what the user requirements would be for a solution system. The primary goal of most systems is to supply whatever tools and information the user of that system will need. The problem presented by Patton-Fuller Community Hospital’s service request (SR-pf-001), stated that the hospital needed a way to track patient activity, to create a more unified patient experience through an enhanced information management system. To determine user needs we first gathered information through: User feedback generated through user interviews and questionnaires.
The plan must address who is to perform specific duties during the recovery period. These people must be selected very carefully, alternates identified, and plans should be documented to train and test those individuals in the performance of their duties. * Review and update the current contingency plan for the hospital to ensure that it is flexible in order to respond to any type of internal or external disaster including nuclear, biological, and chemical terrorist threats. Update the current contingency plan to ensure that it outlines a chain of task delegation and communication to be activated by the upper level medical services supervisor on-site following notification from the administrator on call that emergency procedures are to be implemented (see Table A). * Conduct a business impact analysis to identify and prioritize critical systems, business processes, and components.
An assessment of Internet capabilities, financial ability, clinical priorities, and specialy specific requirements. Assessment of staff computer abilities, knowledge, and attitudes toward the EHR ("How To Implement EHR'S", n.d). The AMA has developed a needs assessment checklist that includes integration with current processes, workflow features, interfaces, reporting needs, and technical configuration (American Medical Association, n.d). To obtain the data for the needs assessment a committee should be formed with all areas of the
Data compiled from individual patient data fields and formed into information about certain groups of patients is as example of: Aggregate data 5. A system must have identity and describable boundaries. When applied to the EHR, this concept requires: Policy to define value Feedback mechanisms Process change Attributes applied to objects 6. A complex information system, such as an EHR, must be able to provide information
In this paper, we will analyze the design of the Naples Community Hospital (NCH) Healthcare system, its internal and external factors that defined and shaped the organization. We will explore if the demand for more accountability affected the behavior of the NCH Healthcare system. Internal Factors Within the organization there are internal factors that impact the operational approach and will determine the success or failure of the organization's operation. The internal factors are, but not limited to, internal communication, size of the
Assessing the role played by the medical staff, the clinical departments, Health Information Management, Business Office and other departments in the accounts receivable process. The Administrative and Planning Office will be detailed to execute this activity. It is geared towards identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the main actors in the management of accounts receivables. 4. Identifying possible problems in each phase of the collection of accounts receivable.
It gives reasons for which the ACNP must be responsible for knowing how to implement billing mechanisms to take full advantage of the new regulations, gives a full description of incident – to Medicare B billing constraints and the changes resulting from the ability of the APN to obtain direct reimbursement from Medicare. A full definition of the concept of collaboration by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) rules and regulations is included. Gives case histories and billing practice procedures of some common occurrences in hospital ER’s, in-patient services. Also describes reimbursement practices for outpatient settings. Answers the important questions – How to get a Medicare provider number, who can submit bills for Medicare reimbursement, what can be charged, where to get this information, and answers how to determine the amount of