Author Archive for Matt Phillion
Matt Phillion is the director of the Association for Healthcare Accreditation Professionals and a Senior Managing Editor at HCPro, Inc., where he is the editor of the monthly publication Briefings on The Joint Commission.
Latest benchmarking report posted
Thanks to all who participated in our latest benchmarking survey, which looked at The Joint Commission’s most cited standards for the first half of 2012 and asked members for their personal feedback on those standards during their most recent surveys.
Members can download a copy of the summary report, along with a series of charts and graphs detailing the results, at the AHAP benchmarking report landing page here.
If that hyperlink does not work for you, you can also copy and past the URL below into your browser. Thanks again for your continued participation!
http://www.accreditationprofessional.org/benchmarking_survey.cfm?topic=WS_AHP_QBS
Leadership oversight of emergency management proposed standards
Hospital and critical access hospitals, here’s something to watch out for: The Joint Commission has posted their field review of proposed new and revised requirements for both programs in the area of leadership oversight for emergency management.
The proposed changed focus on Elements of Performance in standards EM.01.01.01, EM.03.01.03, and LD.04.04.04. The field review can be accessed on The Joint Commission’s website.
If the link above does not work, cop y and paste the following URL into your browser:
http://www.jointcommission.org/standards_information/field_reviews.aspx?StandardsFieldReviewId=jT6GXRcgQTPZFwBRB2WUfcOjRnMvulCk6P1hbU8dCAo%3d
Will you be participating in the field review? What are your thoughts on the changes? Are they needed to improve leadership oversight for emergency management?
Benchmarking survey still open
I just wanted to remind everyone that our latest benchmarking survey is still open should you want to participate. In this latest survey we look at the most-cited Joint Commission standards (or equivalents, for non-Joint Commission accredited facilities) and how they impact our members’ organizations and survey results. You can participate in the survey by clicking here.
If the hotlink above does not work for you, you can also copy and paste the URL below into your web browser:
https://www.research.net/s/28NVJJD
As always, participation in the AHAP benchmarking survey is anonymous. We will share statistical results with members shortly after the close of the survey. We hope you’ll take the time to participate in this latest survey!
Joint Commission releases latest “Speak Up” campaign addition
The Joint Commission has published its latest brochure in its ongoing Speak Up ™ campaign, entitled “Speak Up: What you need to know about your serious illness and palliative care.” The Speak Up program is intended to help raise patient awareness about their health and to help them take ownership of their own care.
This latest brochure, created in conjunction with the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Association of Professional Chaplains, Center to Advance Palliative Care, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, Lance Armstrong Foundation, National Association of Social Workers, and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, is intended to help patients better understand what to expect from their illness and how they and their family members can help lessen the burden of common side effects of palliative care.
For more on this and other Speak Up campaigns, check out The Joint Commission’s website.
Latest AHAP benchmarking survey launched
Hello, AHAP members. We have just launched our latest members-only benchmarking survey, and would like to invite you to participate. In this latest survey we look at the most-cited Joint Commission standards (or equivalents, for non-Joint Commission accredited facilities) and how they have impacted our members’ organizations and survey results. You can participate in the survey by clicking here.
If the hotlink above does not work for you, you can also copy and paste the URL below into your web browser:
https://www.research.net/s/28NVJJD
As always, participation in the AHAP benchmarking survey is anonymous. We will share statistical results with members shortly after the close of the survey. We hope you’ll take the time to participate in this latest survey!
Job Opportunity – Charlottesville
Hello, AHAP members. Every so often the association is approached by an organization seeking an accreditation professional and asks us to share a job posting. We’re happy to provide this service for our members whenever we can. Below is the complete listing for an opportunity we were informed of just today:
Accreditation and Regulatory Coordinator
University of Virginia Health System
The University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville is seeking an Accreditation and Regulatory Coordinator. This position will guide the development of policy and guidelines as they relate to the hospital and compliance with regulatory and accreditation guidelines and assist in the interpretation of these policies.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as expert and resource on regulatory/accreditation and licensure standards and expectations for compliance
- Design and implement a systematic approach to ensure a high level of awareness of regulatory and accrediting agency requirements throughout the Medical Center including ramifications of failures in compliance
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required, master’s preferred
- 5 years experience
The University of Virginia Health System invites you to explore career opportunities at our nationally recognized academic medical center, located in the charming, active city of Charlottesville overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. Charlottesville consistently ranks among the best places to live in the U.S. based on its natural beauty, strong economy, quality schools and vibrant arts, music and dining scenes.
Along with our commitment to academic research and our advanced technology, it is the attributes of our people that make UVA one of the top-rated medical centers in the country. If you want more, UVA wants you.
Apply online at www.uvajobsbeyondmeasure.com or contact Scott Dudley at (434) 924-0200 or scottdudley@virginia.edu.
EOE/AA M/F/D/V
Intracycle Monitoring
One of the more interesting segments of this year’s New York Hospital Executive Briefings was an update on its Intracycle Monitoring program, under which the Focused Standards Assessment–the process that will replace the Periodic Performance Review–is found.
Presenters gave the audience a first look at the website where this will take place and walked through the various options they will have.
Perhaps most notable is that, unlike the PPR, it appears the FSA will not require hospitals to review every single standard and Element of Performance–there will be standards and EPs that are flagged as required, including those the organization previously received RFIs on, but it is up to the organization itself whether they want to do a complete, top to bottom standard review. This allows hospitals more flexibility in how to handle their annual review.
What do you think of the FSA and intracycle monitoring? Will this be an improvement over the PPR?
New York, New York
Good start to Executive Briefings here in New York this morning. Interesting choice by The Joint Commission to move over the Bridge to Brooklyn this year–as a regular attendee myself the past few years, it’s not a bad way to shake things up.
The morning session kicked off with a great bird’s eye view discussion by Ann Scott Blouin, who discussed also her lateral move into her customer relations role earlier this year. Pat Adamski gave us an excellent look at CMS changes for 2013 as well and looked at the one new National Patient Safety Goal for 2013 (CAUTI). The crowd of 300 applauded at the announcement that CAUTI will be the only new NPSG for the year.
We’ll keep you posted as the day progresses!
Networking call information and follow up
Hello, everyone. I just wanted to follow up with our members about last week’s successful networking call on the changes to the so-called 30 minute rule. Our guest presenters were helpful and inspired a lively discussion.
Several items were discussed during the call that I wanted to share with attendees. Please find both attached—a Briefings on The Joint Commission article discussing the topic and a policy our guests offered to share with AHAP members following the call.
CO Standard Medication Administration Times
If you missed the call, we have uploaded the audio file online here: http://www.accreditationprofessional.org/quarterly_networking_calls.cfm
It is free to listen for all members (though you will need to be logged into the site using your username and password before the file will open).
As always, thanks for attending, and we hope to speak with you again during our next call!
New York Hospital Executive Briefings?
Hello, AHAP members and blog readers. Will any of you be headed to Brooklyn for Executive Briefings on September 5th? AHAP will be represented in the audience there (I’ll be in attendance to listen in on what The Joint Commission has to say about the accreditation world this year personally) and I’d love to be able to say hello to any of our local members who might be there as well.
If you plan on being at the New York Hospital Executive Briefings, please let me know! You can reach me directly at mphillion@hcpro.com.
