Quality Tools Available for Critical Access Hospitals.ppt

Quality Tools Available for Critical Access Hospitals ? Copyright, The Joint Commission ? Copyright, The Joint Commission Quality Tools Available for Critical Access Hospitals December 16, 2010 2:00-3:00pm CST Agenda 1. Targeted Solutions Tool - Developed by the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, this tool is an online application that helps accredited critical access hospitals solve some of the most persistent health care quality and safety problems by developing solutions that are best for their unique hospitals.? You’ll receive tips and guidance for sustaining a comprehensive process improvement process. 2. Core Measure Solution Exchange - Participants will learn more about the measure-specific “solution exchange”, which enables critical access hospitals to access solutions/interventions successfully used by other hospitals to achieve and sustain high performance on accountability performance measures.? Agenda 3. Leading Practice Library -? This online tool contains a library of real life solutions to help with health care safety and quality challenges that critical access hospitals frequently encounter? You’ll learn how to browse through specific topics of interest and review as many documents and topics as needed at any time.?? 4. Critical Access Hospital Updates for 2011 - Learn about what to expect in the New Year.? 5. Questions Critical Access Hospital Updates for 2011 An Engineer Surveyor will be scheduled for two days to all critical access hospital surveys beginning in 2011. MS.01.01.01 – revised all Elements of Performance for Medical Staff Bylaws effective March 31, 2011 EC.02.01.01 EP 1 – revision to this Element of Performance – clarified expectation EC.02.06.05 EP1 – revised Element of Performance to address most current version of Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities LD.04.01.01 – New Elements of Performance for Distinct Part Units related to utilization review (EPs 17 and 18) effective