Download or read book The Joint Commission Mock Tracer Made Simple, Sixteenth Edition written by Jean S. Clark and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Joint Commission Mock Tracer Made Simple, 16th edition Jean S. Clark, RHIA, CSHA Heather Forbes, BSN, RN, CEN, CSHA, HACP Turn to The Joint Commission Mock Tracer Made Simple, 16th Edition for your survey prep needs as you train your organization on what to expect when the surveyors show up at your door. The completely updated 16th edition clearly and concisely breaks down standards in an easy-to-understand mock survey checklist format and shows you how to perform practice tracers throughout your organization. Use the book to train committee and chapter leaders and ensure the right forms get to the right people on each committee. The book's helpful print and electronic format allows you to download the forms, tools, or checklists you need, customize them, and easily distribute them to the relevant people. Save yourself time and effort in preparing your organization with this toolkit that has done the prep work for you! The Joint Commission Mock Tracer Made Simple will enable you to: Identify and address compliance weak spots in time for a survey visit Train staff on their roles in a survey and gauge your facility's level of preparedness Embrace the firsthand experience of the authors, who have put together tracers in hospitals Organize your department with survey simulations and effective checklists Benefits: Identify and address compliance weak spots before the surveyors find them for you Find out whether your facility and its staff is ready for survey Train staff on their roles and what they need to do during survey Use the survey simulations and checklists to organize your preparation and ensure maximum readiness Print and electronic format makes customization of forms and checklists easy Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Understanding The Joint Commission Standards and Managing the Mock Survey Process Chapter 2: Scoring Guidelines and Tracer Planning Chapter 3: Pulling It All Together: Mock Surveys Chapter 4: Patient Tracers Chapter 5: System Tracers Chapter 6: Tracer Tactics Checklists Pre-survey Checklist: Accreditation Participation Requirements Checklist 1: National Patient Safety Goals Checklist 2: Emergency Management (EM) Checklist 3: Environment of Care (EC) Checklist 4: Human Resources (HR) Checklist 5: Performance Improvement (PI) Checklist 6: Infection Control (IC) Checklist 7: Leadership (LD) Checklist 8: Life Safety Code(R) Checklist 9: Information Management (IM) Checklist 10: Medical Staff (MS) Checklist 11: Medication Management (MM) Checklist 12: Nursing (NR) Online Checklists Checklist 13: Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC) Checklist 14: Record of Care, Treatment, and Services (RC) Checklist 15: Rights and Responsibilities of the Individual (RI) Checklist 16: Transplant Safety (TS) Checklist 17: Waived Testing (WT) Checklist 18: Medical Staff Leaders' Responsibilities Checklist 19: Department Managers' Responsibilities Checklist 20: Patient Unit Interdisciplinary Teams' Responsibilities Checklist 21: Ambulatory Sites Including Physicians' Offices