Continuous Standards Compliance

Continuous Standards Compliance is a new resource for hospitals and critical access hospitals. It is a roadmap to the accreditation process and maintaining continuous standards compliance. This new publication highlights the steps involved in continuous system improvement -- the linchpin of the new accreditation process. This book complements the popular Complete Guide to the Hospital Survey Process and Tools for charting progress towards the goal of continuous standards compliance Methods to help you identify systematic performance areas that need improvement Key steps and timelines essential to reaching your performance goals Ideas on how to engage the entire staff in systems improvement, from the JCAHO coordinator to physicians to the front line staff Methods to make quality and safety key components of the patient care process. In addition, Continuous Standards Compliance Checklists Sample forms, charts, and tools Tips that can be applied to your organization Additional resources to help you reach your goal of continuous standards compliance.