Joint Commission still sees room for improvement.
Discharge instructions for heart failure patients, pneumococcal screening, ACE inhibitor at discharge still areas of concern. Requiring a standard process for continual quality measurement, reporting, and improvement has contributed to improvement. Processes are not yet 'ingrained in facilities and systems and process redesign'; the right things don't happen in 'all encounters' all the time.
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors