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(Capps; Dranove; Lindrooth, 2006) Let us now discuss some of the causes of errors and the barriers to providing safe care which are Accreditation issues, Partnership, Physician-hospital organization issues and Medical errors.
Accreditation issue was an important factor causing errors and barriers to providing safe care thereby finally resulting in closure of hospitals. Accreditation in hospitals could be considered as the method by which the services provided by the hospital is being measured to understand as to whether it is providing high quality services, so that the people could have faith in the services provided by the hospital. As a result of low quality being provided, several hospitals were being faced with the problem of cutting their funds being issued from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - JCAHO. (Munoz, 2005) With regard to Accreditation issues, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations -- JCAHO in July 2002 recommended standardized performance measures which were intended to measure the performance of accredited hospitals and encourage improvement in health care quality. JCAHO investigated hospital's performance on 18 standardized indicators of the quality of care for acute diseases. In order to deal with the problems in the healthcare system, the report desired for establishment of monitoring and evaluation procedures...
(Williams; Schmaltz; Morton; Koss; Loeb, 2005)
Now let us discuss about the issue of Partnership. Whenever an alliance of businesses, hospitals, and doctors start working towards healthcare costs and improving quality, the partnership is fraught with problems. An example can be cited of Cleveland hospital where this happened. The team took a decision to execute an assessment system that measures patient care clinical outcomes as well as satisfaction of patients in spheres like surgery, intensive care, general medicine and obstetrics and gynecology -- O&G at 30 hospitals in the Cleveland region. The 30 hospitals who were willing to participate understood that it was just taking a chance which might lead to loss of business. (Kisner, 1992)
Although financial problems continue to be the most urgent concern in case of apex management of hospitals, other matters of concern that continue to plague the functioning of hospitals are quality, safety of patients and physician/hospital relations. During the annual survey of front ranking issues facing the hospital CEOs, the American College of Healthcare Executives -- ACHE enquired respondents to list the three most demanding matters impacting their hospitals and identify the issues. During the year 2006, 40% of the CEO of the hospital attributed physician / hospital relations as
Accreditation issue was an important factor causing errors and barriers to providing safe care thereby finally resulting in closure of hospitals. Accreditation in hospitals could be considered as the method by which the services provided by the hospital is being measured to understand as to whether it is providing high quality services, so that the people could have faith in the services provided by the hospital. As a result of low quality being provided, several hospitals were being faced with the problem of cutting their funds being issued from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - JCAHO. (Munoz, 2005) With regard to Accreditation issues, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations -- JCAHO in July 2002 recommended standardized performance measures which were intended to measure the performance of accredited hospitals and encourage improvement in health care quality. JCAHO investigated hospital's performance on 18 standardized indicators of the quality of care for acute diseases. In order to deal with the problems in the healthcare system, the report desired for establishment of monitoring and evaluation procedures for assessing the progress of the health care system. (Williams; Schmaltz; Morton; Koss; Loeb, 2005)
Now let us discuss about the issue of Partnership. Whenever an alliance of businesses, hospitals, and doctors start working towards healthcare costs and improving quality, the partnership is fraught with problems. An example can be cited of Cleveland hospital where this happened. The team took a decision to execute an assessment system that measures patient care clinical outcomes as well as satisfaction of patients in spheres like surgery, intensive care, general medicine and obstetrics and gynecology -- O&G at 30 hospitals in the Cleveland region. The 30 hospitals who were willing to participate understood that it was just taking a chance which might lead to loss of business. (Kisner, 1992)
Although financial problems continue to be the most urgent concern in case of apex management of hospitals, other matters of concern that continue to plague the functioning of hospitals are quality, safety of patients and physician/hospital relations. During the annual survey of front ranking issues facing the hospital CEOs, the American College of Healthcare Executives -- ACHE enquired respondents to list the three most demanding matters impacting their hospitals and identify the issues. During the year 2006, 40% of the CEO of the hospital attributed physician / hospital relations as
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