title: Functional teams lead to Joint Commission success.
abstract: As the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (Joint Commission) has shifted the focus of its survey process to the organization as a whole, new techniques are needed to prepare for surveys. Staten Island University Hospital used teams based on the eleven important functions to achieve a successful survey.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, Staten Island University Hospital, NY, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weller
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mooney
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Winterhalter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yackanich
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004282:Documentation; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D007857:Leadership; D008332:Management Quality Circles; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009519:New York City; D012985:Software Design; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States