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Raising the Bar on Health Web Site Quality: New Standards Introduced in Version 2.0 of URAC's Accreditation Program
Author: DuMoulin, John P.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2005
With literally millions of health information sites on the Web, finding credible, timely health information online can be a roll of the dice. In 2001 URAC, an independent, nonprofit accreditation and certification organization, launched a health Web site accreditation program. It is the only....
Survey Says ... Joint Commission Knows HIM
Author: Catalano, Kathleen; Brown, Patricia J.
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 21, 2005
Overview of the Joint Commission Survey Process
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (Joint Commission) survey process changed, and the new process became effective on January 1, 2004. This change in survey methodology has not altered the Joint Commission’s m....
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' New Survey Process and Its Impact on HIM
Author: Catalano, Kathleen; Brown, Patricia J.
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Overview of the "Shared Visions-New Pathways" Initiative
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (Joint Commission) has a new survey initiative called "Shared Visions-New Pathways," and the change under this initiative in survey methodology became effectiv....
Accreditation: Using the CCHSA's New AIM Standards--Perspective of a Team Leader in a Partner Facility
Author: Goertzen, Barb
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
My role in this accreditation survey was that of team leader of a small facility. Because this accreditation differed so much from any other survey, I have attempted to analyze why the process was so dynamic. Apparent at the outset was that the Canadian Council on Health Serv....
Medicare: CMS Needs Additional Authority to Adequately Oversee Patient Safety in Hospitals
Author: U.S. Government Accountability Office
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: July 20, 2004
Clearing Up the Confusion: Ongoing Record Reviews for 2004
Author: Clark, Jean S.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2004
For years health information managers have coordinated ongoing record reviews. From the early days of “clinical pertinence” review to the most recent “19 items” review, the jury is still out as to whether the process really improved documentation. With the Joint Commis....
New Accreditation Survey: One Health System's Transition
Author: Miller, Judith A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2003
The accreditation survey changes launched with the Joint Commission’s 2002 “Shared Visions - New Pathways” program will soon be a reality. Every client hospital should be preparing for this new approach to demonstrating quality patient care.
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Joint Commission: How to Be a Survivor!
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 23, 2002
Integrating Core Measures with Your Quality Management Process
Author: Hyde, Linda A.
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 23, 2002
Accreditation: the First Layer of the Quality Floor
Author: Carol, Ruth
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2002
Employers find data valuable, but still seek other measures. In this article, experts assess the uneasy relationship between the business community, healthcare organizations, and accreditation.
Stirring in the healthcare arena is an alphabet soup of accrediting bodies. There’s the....
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