title: An organization-wide approach for an effective communication system, Part 1.
abstract: This two-part series provides a cogent discussion of designing and implementing an effective communication system, with a committee structure based on the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) functions. Part one includes the development and design using a systems approach. Part two, which will be published in the April 1998 issue of JONA, will address the evaluation of outcomes and implications of this communication system. The experiential learning gained from this process is illustrated by the analysis of themes that surfaced during the implementation.
authors.affiliation: Acute and Ambulatory Services, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Counts
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vinci
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Winn
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006747:Hospital Communication Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015143:Philadelphia; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013598:Systems Theory