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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Improvements in disaster planning and directions for nursing management.

29 Sep 2009 Since Hurricane Katrina, there have been numerous lessons learned and improvements in disaster planning and nursing management. The subsequent Hurricane Gustav allowed nurses and disaster planners to "test the system" and identify improvements that ... Read more...

Advance directives: the clinical nurse specialist as a change agent.

30 Aug 2009 The purpose of this article is to describe the impact the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) has on the advance directive process within the cardiac surgery patient population. As a change agent, the CNS needs to be able to increase the number of ... Read more...

Significant and unexpected, and critical diagnoses in surgical pathology: a College of American Pathologists' survey of 1130 laboratories.

30 Aug 2009 CONTEXT: The Joint Commission and the College of American Pathologists have emphasized improved communication as a strategy to improve patient safety and reduce errors. OBJECTIVE: To determine current policies and practices concerning critical ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Robotic-assisted surgery. 30 Oct 2009
• Gastroenterology. 30 Oct 2009
• Improvements in disaster planning and directions for nursing management. 29 Sep 2009
• Sleep medicine. 29 Sep 2009
• Safety first. Joint Commission's new center pinpoints leadership. 12 Sep 2009
• Advance directives: the clinical nurse specialist as a change agent. 30 Aug 2009
• Significant and unexpected, and critical diagnoses in surgical pathology: a College of American Pathologists' survey of 1130 laboratories. 30 Aug 2009
• Transplant hepatology. 30 Aug 2009
• Moderate sedation. 30 Aug 2009
• Leadership committed to safety. 25 Aug 2009
• Heart failure performance measures and outcomes: real or illusory gains. 17 Aug 2009
• Identification and prioritization of quality indicators in clinical genetics: an international survey. 13 Aug 2009
• The dissociation between door-to-balloon time improvement and improvements in other acute myocardial infarction care processes and patient outcomes. 8 Aug 2009
• Cottages no more. 30 Jul 2009
• National patient safety goals: changing, but the same. 30 Jul 2009
• Implementing the universal protocol. 30 Jul 2009
• [Failure mode and effect analysis: application in chemotherapy] 30 Jul 2009
• Approved: 2010 Certification participation requirements for DSC programs. 30 Jul 2009
• Approved: 2010 updates to accreditation and certification decision rules. 30 Jul 2009
• Clarification: Contracting for services with accredited or certified organizations. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations'

Definition: A private, voluntary, not-for-profit organization which establishes standards for the operation of health facilities and services, conducts surveys, and awards accreditation.

Descriptor UI: D007591

Alternative terms: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; JCAHO; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations; Joint Commission on Accreditation, Health Care Organizations; Joint Commission on Accreditation, Healthcare Organizations; Joint Commission of Accreditation, Health Care Organizations; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration;

Tree Number: N03.706.110.070.410; N05.700.200.100.420;

Online Note: use JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS to search JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HOSPITALS 1979-88

History Note: 91(89); was see under ACCREDITATION 1989-90; was JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HOSPITALS see under ACCREDITATION 1979-88

Technical Notes: add UNITED STATES (NIM); DF: note short x ref; CATALOG: use NAF entry