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Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Critical Access Hospitals (CAMCAH), 2022
- What’s New 2022 CAMCAH [Go to Page]
- Introduction: How Joint Commission Accreditation Can Help on the Road toHigh Reliability (INTRO)
- Patient Safety Systems (PS)
- Accreditation Requirements
- Accreditation Participation Requirements (APR)
- Environment of Care (EC)
- Emergency Management (EM)
- Human Resources (HR)
- Infection Prevention and Control (IC)
- Information Management (IM)
- Leadership (LD)
- Life Safety (LS)
- Medication Management (MM)
- Medical Staff (MS)
- National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG)
- Nursing (NR)
- Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC)
- Performance Improvement (PI)
- Record of Care, Treatment, and Services (RC)
- Rights and Responsibilities of the Individual (RI)
- Transplant Safety (TS)
- Waived Testing (WT)
- Accreditation Process Information
- The Accreditation Process (ACC)
- Standards Applicability Grid (SAG)
- Sentinel Event Policy (SE)
- The Joint Commission Quality Report (QR)
- Performance Measurement and the ORYX® Initiative (PM)
- Required Written Documentation (RWD
- Early Survey Policy (ESP)
- Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH)
- Appendix A: Medicare Requirements for Critical Access Hospitals (AXA)
- Appendix B: Medicare Requirements for Critical Access Hospitals withDPUs (AXB)
- Glossary
- Index (IX)
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: How Joint Commission Accreditation Can Help on the Road to High Reliability (INTRO) [Go to Page]
- I. Introduction to Joint Commission Accreditation [Go to Page]
- The Value of Joint Commission Accreditation
- The Joint Commission’s Critical Access Hospital Accreditation Program
- II. About the [Go to Page]
- How Is This Manual Organized?
- Accreditation Requirements
- Accreditation Process Information
- Identifying Applicable Standards
- Understanding the Organization of the Standards Chapters
- Understanding the Icons Used in the Manual
- III. Steps to Achieving and Maintaining Compliance [Go to Page]
- Become Familiar with the Standards
- Use the Standards to Improve Care, Treatment, and Services
- Assess Compliance with the Standards
- Stimulate Improvement
- Keep Current with Standards Changes via Perspectives
- IV. Get Extra Help [Go to Page]
- Getting Started with Accreditation
- Account Executive
- Contacting The Joint Commission
- Standards Questions
- Requesting Permission to Share Content from the Manual
- Patient Safety Systems (PS) [Go to Page]
- Quality and Safety in Health Care
- Goals of This Chapter
- Becoming a Learning Organization
- The Role of Leaders in Patient Safety [Go to Page]
- Safety Culture [Go to Page]
- A Fair and Just Safety Culture
- Data Use and Reporting Systems [Go to Page]
- Effective Use of Data [Go to Page]
- Collecting Data
- Analyzing Data
- Using Data to Drive Improvement
- A Proactive Approach to Preventing Harm [Go to Page]
- Unknown [Go to Page]
- Tools for Conducting a Proactive Risk Assessment
- Encouraging Patient Activation
- Beyond Accreditation: The Joint Commission Is Your Patient Safety Partner
- References
- Accreditation Participation Requirements (APR) [Go to Page]
- Overview
- Chapter Outline
- Requirements, Rationales, and Elements of Performance
- Environment of Care (EC) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- About This Chapter
- Other Issues for Consideration
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance [Go to Page]
- Introduction to Standard EC.02.06.01
- Emergency Management (EM) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- About This Chapter
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance [Go to Page]
- Introduction to Standard EM.02.02.05
- Introduction to Standards EM.02.02.13 and EM.02.02.15
- Introduction to Standard EM.04.01.01
- Human Resources (HR) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- About This Chapter
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance [Go to Page]
- Introduction to Standards HR.01.06.01 and HR.01.07.01
- Infection Prevention and Control (IC) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- About This Chapter
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance [Go to Page]
- Introduction to Standards IC.01.01.01 Through IC.01.06.01 – Planning
- Introduction to Standards IC.02.01.01 Through IC.02.04.01 – Implementation
- Introduction to Standard IC.02.04.01
- Introduction to Standard IC.03.01.01— Evaluation and Improvement
- Information Management (IM) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- About This Chapter
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance [Go to Page]
- Introduction to Standard IM.01.01.01
- Introduction to Standard IM.01.01.03
- Introduction to Standard IM.02.01.01
- Introduction to Standard IM.02.01.03
- Introduction to Standard IM.02.02.03
- Leadership (LD) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- Proactive Risk Assessment
- About This Chapter
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance [Go to Page]
- Introduction to Leadership Structure, Standards LD.01.01.01 Through LD.01.05.01
- Introduction to Leadership Relationships, Standards LD.02.01.01 Through LD.02.04.01
- Introduction to Standard LD.02.04.01
- Introduction to Critical Access Hospital Culture and System Performance Expectations, Standards LD.03.01.01 Through LD.03.06.01
- Introduction to Operations, Standards LD.03.07.01 Through LD.04.03.11
- Introduction to Standard LD.03.09.01
- Introduction to Oversight of Care, Treatment, and Services Provided Through Contractual Agreement, Standard LD.04.03.09
- Introduction to Standard LD.04.03.13
- Life Safety (LS) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- About This Chapter
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance [Go to Page]
- Introduction to Standard LS.01.01.01
- Medication Management (MM) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- About This Chapter
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance [Go to Page]
- Introduction to Standard MM.04.01.01
- Medical Staff (MS) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- Medical Staff Structure
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance [Go to Page]
- Introduction to Standard MS.01.01.01
- Introduction to Standard MS.03.01.01
- Introduction to Standard MS.06.01.01
- Introduction to Standard MS.06.01.03
- Introduction to Standard MS.06.01.05
- Introduction to Standard MS.08.01.01
- Introduction to Standard MS.08.01.03
- Introduction to Standard MS.13.01.01
- National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) [Go to Page]
- Chapter Outline
- Requirements, Rationales, and Elements of Performance [Go to Page]
- Goal 1
- Goal 2
- Goal 3
- Introduction to Reconciling Medication Information
- Goal 6
- Goal 7
- Goal 15
- Introduction to the Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, and Wrong Person Surgery™
- Introduction to UP.01.02.01
- Nursing (NR) [Go to Page]
- Overview
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance
- Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- About This Chapter
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance [Go to Page]
- Introduction to Standard PC.01.02.01
- Introduction to Standard PC.01.02.07
- Introduction to Standard PC.01.02.09
- Introduction to Standard PC.01.02.13
- Introduction to Standard PC.01.03.01
- Introduction to Standard PC.02.02.01
- Introduction to Standard PC.02.03.01
- Introduction to Standards PC.03.01.01 Through PC.03.01.07
- Performance Improvement (PI) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- About This Chapter
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance [Go to Page]
- Introduction to Standard PI.01.01.01
- Introduction to Standard PI.03.01.01
- Record of Care, Treatment, and Services (RC) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- About This Chapter
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance
- Rights and Responsibilities of the Individual (RI) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- About This Chapter
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance [Go to Page]
- Introduction to Standard RI.01.01.01
- Introduction to Standard RI.01.01.03
- Transplant Safety (TS) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- About This Chapter
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance [Go to Page]
- Introduction to Standard TS.01.01.01
- Introduction to Standards TS.03.01.01, TS.03.02.01, and TS.03.03.01
- Waived Testing (WT) [Go to Page]
- Overview [Go to Page]
- About This Chapter
- Chapter Outline
- Standards, Rationales, and Elements of Performance
- The Accreditation Process (ACC) [Go to Page]
- Notices
- ACC Chapter Contents
- Overview [Go to Page]
- General Eligibility Requirements
- Initial Surveys
- Scope of Accreditation Surveys
- Accreditation Policies [Go to Page]
- Tailored Survey Policy [Go to Page]
- Complex Organization Survey Process
- Organizational and Functional Integration
- Inclusion of Physician Practices in Survey
- Multiorganization Option
- Concurrent Survey Option
- Contracted Services
- Integrated Care Certification Option
- Primary Care Medical Home Certification Option
- Patient Blood Management Certification Option
- Survey Postponement Policy
- Information Accuracy and Truthfulness Policy [Go to Page]
- Policy Requirements
- Good Faith Participation in Accreditation/ Certification
- Public Information Policy
- Process for Responding to a Complaint
- Early Survey Policy [Go to Page]
- Eligibility for Limited, Temporary Accreditation
- Before the Survey [Go to Page]
- An Organization’s Secure Joint Commission Connect Extranet Site [Go to Page]
- EnsuringJoint Commission Connect Security
- Role of Consultants
- Role of the Account Executive
- Electronic Application for Accreditation (E-App) [Go to Page]
- Accuracy of the Application Information
- Forfeiture of Survey Deposit
- Accreditation/Certification Contract and Business Associate Agreement
- Annual and Survey Fees
- During the Survey [Go to Page]
- Survey Notification
- Initial and Full Survey Team Composition [Go to Page]
- Life Safety Code
- Surveyor Scope of Survey
- Survey Agenda
- Tracer Methodology [Go to Page]
- Accreditation Program–Specific Tracer
- Individual Tracer Activity
- Risk Areas
- System Tracer Activity
- The Role of Staff in Tracer Methodology
- Immediate Threat to Health or Safety [Go to Page]
- Immediate Threat to Health or Safety During Initial Survey
- Summary of the Accreditation Reports
- After the Survey [Go to Page]
- The Scoring Process [Go to Page]
- How Accreditation Decisions Are Made
- Accreditation Decisions for Organizations Seeking Renewal
- Decision Outcomes for Organizations Seeking Initial Accreditation
- Accreditation Effective Dates
- Withdrawing or Closing After Undergoing a Resurvey
- Evidence of Standards Compliance (ESC) Process [Go to Page]
- Clarifying ESC
- Corrective ESC
- Accreditation Award Display and Use
- Recommendation Letter for Critical Access Hospitals That Use Joint Commission Accreditation for Deemed Status Purposes
- Between Accreditation Surveys [Go to Page]
- Duration of Accreditation Award
- Continuous Compliance
- Intracycle Monitoring (ICM)
- Focused Standards Assessment (FSA) [Go to Page]
- Plan of Action (POA)
- Sentinel Event Follow-up
- Notifying The Joint Commission About Organization Changes [Go to Page]
- Changes Affecting E-App Information
- Changes to the Site of Care, Treatment, or Services
- Mergers, Consolidations, and Acquisitions
- Accreditation Status of Organizations That Cease Services After a Disaster||||||||||||
- Accreditation Status of Organizations That Cease Services or Do Not Have Patients for a Period of Time
- Reentering the Accreditation Process
- Additional Surveys [Go to Page]
- Extension Surveys
- For-Cause Surveys
- Random Validation of Evidence of Standards Compliance
- Follow-up Survey for a Condition-level Deficiency
- Decision Rules for Organizations Seeking Initial Accreditation [Go to Page]
- Accredited
- Primary Care Medical Home Certification
- Limited, Temporary Accreditation
- Evidence of Standards Compliance (ESC)
- One-Month Survey
- Medicare Deficiency Follow-up Survey
- Denial of Accreditation
- Decision Rules for Organizations Seeking Reaccreditation [Go to Page]
- Accredited
- Primary Care Medical Home Certification
- Evidence of Standards Compliance (ESC)
- One-Month Survey
- Medicare Deficiency Follow-up Survey
- Accreditation with Follow-up Survey
- Preliminary Denial of Accreditation
- Denial of Accreditation
- Process for Organizations That Meet Decision Rule PDA02 for Patients Placed at Risk for Serious Adverse Outcomes Due to Signific
- Process for Organizations That Meet Decision Rule PDA04
- Review and Appeal Procedures [Go to Page]
- I. Evaluation by Joint Commission Staff
- II. Accreditation with Follow-up Survey
- III. Review Hearings
- IV. Following a Review Hearing
- V. Final Review &Appeal Request
- Standards Applicability Grid (SAG)
- Sentinel Event Policy (SE) [Go to Page]
- Goals of the Sentinel Event Policy
- Identifying Sentinel Events [Go to Page]
- Determining That a Sentinel Event Is Subject to Review
- Relationship to the Survey Process
- Required Organization Response to a Sentinel Event [Go to Page]
- Reporting a Sentinel Event to The Joint Commission
- Conducting a Comprehensive Systematic Analysis
- Developing a Corrective Action Plan
- Submitting the Comprehensive Systematic Analysis and Corrective Action Plan
- The Joint Commission’s Response [Go to Page]
- Review of Comprehensive Systematic Analyses and Corrective Action Plans
- Follow-up Activities [Go to Page]
- Sentinel Event Measures of Success
- Optional On-Site Review of a Sentinel Event
- Disclosable Information
- Handling Sentinel Event–Related Documents
- The Sentinel Event Database
- Overseeing the Sentinel Event Policy
- The Joint Commission Quality Report (QR) [Go to Page]
- Introduction
- What Is The Joint Commission Quality Report?
- What Will My Quality Report Contain?
- What Is Quality Check? [Go to Page]
- Is a Quality Report Available for My Accredited Critical Access Hospital?
- Can My Critical Access Hospital Comment on Its Quality Report? [Go to Page]
- How Does My Critical Access Hospital Submit a Commentary?
- Are There Any Criteria That Must Be Met in a Commentary?
- What Are the Marketing and Communication Guidelines for Publicizing Your Accreditation and Commitment to Quality? [Go to Page]
- Guidelines for Publicizing Compliance with the National Patient Safety Goals
- Information Released by The Joint Commission
- Guidelines for Publication
- Performance Measurement and the ORYX Initiative (PM) [Go to Page]
- Overview
- The Continued Role of ORYX
- Accelerate PI™
- Use of Performance Measure Data
- Current Requirements for Critical Access Hospitals
- Required Written Documentation (RWD) [Go to Page]
- List of EPs Requiring Written Documentation for Critical Access Hospitals by Service [Go to Page]
- Acute
- Inpatient Rehab Distinct Part Unit
- Psychiatric Distinct Part Unit
- Swing Beds
- Early Survey Policy (ESP)
- Primary Care Medical Home Certification Option (PCMH) [Go to Page]
- Overview
- Primary Care Medical Home Model [Go to Page]
- I. Patient-Centered Care
- II. Comprehensive Care
- III. Coordinated Care
- IV. Superb Access to Care
- V. Systems-Based Approach to Quality and Safety
- Standards, Rationales, Elements of Performance, and Scoring Specific to the Primary Care Medical Home Certification Option
- I. Patient-Centered Care [Go to Page]
- Leadership (LD)
- Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC)
- Record of Care, Treatment, and Services (RC)
- Rights and Responsibilities of the Individual (RI)
- II. Comprehensive Care [Go to Page]
- Leadership (LD)
- Medical Staff (MS)
- Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC)
- III. Coordinated Care [Go to Page]
- Human Resources (HR)
- Medical Staff (MS)
- Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC)
- Record of Care, Treatment, and Services (RC)
- IV. Superb Access to Care [Go to Page]
- Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC)
- V. Systems-Based Approach to Quality and Safety [Go to Page]
- Leadership (LD)
- Medication Management (MM)
- Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC)
- Performance Improvement (PI)
- Appendix A: Medicare Requirements for Critical Access Hospitals (AXA) [Go to Page]
- Unknown [Go to Page]
- 485.610 Condition of Participation: Status and Location
- 485.616 Condition of Participation: Agreements
- 485.627 Condition of Participation: Organizational Structure
- 485.635 Condition of Participation: Provision of Services
- 485.641 Condition of Participation: Periodic Evaluation and Quality Assurance Review
- Appendix B: Medicare Requirements for Critical Access Hospitals with DPUs (AXB) [Go to Page]
- Unknown [Go to Page]
- Part 409 Subpart B—Inpatient Hospital Services and Inpatient Critical Access Hospital Services
- 409.17: Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology Services
- 412.25 Excluded Hospital Units: Common Requirements
- 412.29 Excluded Rehabilitation Units: Additional Requirements
- 412.30 Exclusion of New Rehabilitation Units and Expansion of Units Already Excluded
- 482.12 Condition of Participation: Governing Body
- 482.22 Condition of Participation: Medical Staff
- 482.24 Condition of Participation: Medical Record Services
- 482.27 Condition of Participation: Laboratory Services
- 482.30 Condition of Participation: Utilization Review
- 482.51 Condition of Participation: Surgical Services
- Glossary (GL)
- Index (IX) [Go to Page]