The Joint Commission

Order Instructions

Deliverable Length: 1-2 pages, not including title or

reference pages.

OBJECTIVES

Healing Hands Hospital is preparing for an accreditation

visit from The Joint Commission. (TJC). TIC accredits

health care organizations to improve the quality and

safety of health care services. Their Comprehensive

Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH) includes the

following standards and regulations:

Patient-Focused Functions such as infection

prevention and control; medication management;

provision of care, treatment, and services; rights

and responsibilities of the individual.

Organization Functions such as management

of the environment of care, emergency

management, human resources, management of

information, life safety, medical staff, nursing,

performance improvement, record of care,

treatment, services, and leadership.

For this assignment, you will complete the following:

From the list of standards mentioned above,

choose 1 Patient-Focused Function and

Organization Function and discuss why each of

those functions are important to patient safety.

Discuss why government regulations and private

regulations such as those of The Joint

Commission are necessary in health care.

Please submit your assignment.

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