The Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit organization, and receiving accreditation from them acts as a symptom of quality. This reflects your hospital’s ability to meet certain performance standards. When your hospital is considering accreditation with the Joint Commission, you may have questions about the survey and process itself. Likewise, here are some steps to guide you through the process:
- Identify discrepancies.
There are discrepancies between the current working practices and the Joint Commission’s standards. Some of these discrepancies may apply to your healthcare agency. If so, these discrepancies need to be remedied to pass the accreditation survey.
- Learn from past inspections.
The Joint Commission publishes a list of the most frequently cited failings from inspections from the previous year. The reasons that healthcare staff like anesthesiologist doctors and healthcare organizations fail vary. Knowing the reasons will help prevent your healthcare facility from making the same mistakes.
- Create a good first impression.
The Survey Activity Guide pays a lot of attention to how an inspector should be greeted and accommodated. Hence, make sure your certified nursing assistants and other staff are up-to-speed with the current recommendations. Provide a clean office space for the surveyor to work from.
- Train your staff to be prepared.
To achieve and maintain accreditation, your staff must be trained on HIPAA compliance, emergency preparedness, and data security. During the inspection, surveyors will not just ask about patient care but may also ask about access procedures for electronic medical records and other technologies, communications during emergencies, and both intradepartmental and interdepartmental communications.
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