Functional teams lead to Joint Commission success.
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.
Weller
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Patient Care Services, Staten Island University Hospital, NY, USA.
Johnson
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McDonald
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Mooney
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O'Neill
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Winterhalter
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Yackanich
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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