Patient safety and hospital accreditation : a model for ensuring success / / Sharon Ann Myers.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Myers, Sharon.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: x, 326 p. :; ill.

Table of Contents

• Introduction to concepts of hospital accreditation and patient safety
• Milestones of hospital accreditation and patient safety in the United States
• A global view of patient safety and accreditation
• Universal "new" language of patient safety as part of the accreditation process
• Current challenges in healthcare
• The reliability factor and why adverse events still happen in accredited healthcare organizations
• Organizational architecture in relation to patient safety efforts ready, fire, aim
• Overview of the Myers model for patient safety and accreditation and its application in healthcare
• Design at the leadership level (system level)
• Design at the unit level (microsystem)
• Design at the individual level
• How the model assists nursing with accreditation and patient safety efforts
• Measurements and data integration
• Root cause analysis and failure mode and effects analysis
• Recommendations for accrediting bodies and healthcare organizations.