This is the third edition of our award-winning compliance tool, updated to reflect the significant changes, effective 2004, in the JCAHO's survey process. The JCAHO has revamped its PI standards - specifically around ORYX, FMEA, and core measures - and made PI one of the only remaining planned interviews in the 2004 survey process. In addition to keeping PI and quality of care a main focus of its survey process, the JCAHO is adding patient safety as a critical area. In response, this just-updated edition, includes a patient ...
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This is the third edition of our award-winning compliance tool, updated to reflect the significant changes, effective 2004, in the JCAHO's survey process. The JCAHO has revamped its PI standards - specifically around ORYX, FMEA, and core measures - and made PI one of the only remaining planned interviews in the 2004 survey process. In addition to keeping PI and quality of care a main focus of its survey process, the JCAHO is adding patient safety as a critical area. In response, this just-updated edition, includes a patient safety chapter and an educational PowerPoint presentation on CD/ROM. Performance Improvement, Third Edition, provides step-by-step tools, advice, and a completely new section on the JCAHO's Patient Safety Goals. The book includes hands-on compliance advice on both performance improvement and the JCAHO requirements to ensure that the facility is ready for survey day
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