Joint Commission International Accreditation: Getting Started

2007. 148 pages. ISBN: 978-1-59940-061-7

Making a decision to pursue Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation is a journey, a culture shift, undertaken by an organizational team. Although the process is intricate, its end result is achievable, and the benefits thereof are real and measurable. Joint Commission International Accreditation: Getting Started establishes the foundation for an organization?s path to accreditation by explaining what JCI and accreditation are, and how all members of a health care organization?from the executives to caregivers?can plan, prepare, and support an organization?s quest for accreditation. Joint Commission International Accreditation: Getting Started consists of the following: An 8.5x11-inch book separated by four tabs denoting portions of the book applicable to different audiences: 1. Foundations?accreditation background and facts for all health care practitioners; 2. Accreditation and the health care executive?How and why the decision to pursue and maintain accreditation starts at the top and flows downward; 3. Accreditation and the quality/accreditation specialist?What accreditation means to those who prepare their organization for the run-up to accreditation and an accreditation survey; and 4. Accreditation and health care staff?How well-directed staff are the key to ongoing compliance and quality improvement. A supporting CD-ROM includes tips, forms, electronic slide presentations, a timeline, and more.

Item Number:
JCASK06

Price: $95.00