Comprehensive
Accreditation Manual for Ambulatory Care (CAMAC) from Joint Commission
2009 Edition 12" x 11.5" Softcover: 450 pages
ISBN 1599402386
978-1599402383
Joint Commission Resources
January 2009 (Amazon's prices are always less than, or equal to, JCAHO's
prices)
This manual features everything an
ambulatory care organization needs for continuous standards
compliance.
Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for
Ambulatory Care (CAMAC) includes everything an ambulatory care
organization needs for continuous standards compliance and ongoing
performance improvement in an integrated format. CAMAC thoroughly explains Joint
Commission's accreditation process; lists newly revised standards,
rationales, and elements of performance; and includes updated
policies and procedures.
The CAMAC has been reorganized
and redesigned due to The Joint Commission's Standards Improvement
Initiative. All chapters have also been revised to incorporate the
newest standards and elements of
performance changes since the previous CAMAC.
Features of the CAMAC include the following:
Updated accreditation policies and procedures
New scoring information
New icons showing documentation requirements
Color-coded tabs to help you quickly locate
requirements
Information explaining the new standards
numbering system
Included on CD-ROM: Comparison tables between
the prior year and reorganized new year standards.
All changes from the previous
CAMAC Subscription Update Service, including all standards,
elements of performance, and scoring changes
Information about the Joint
Commission's unannounced survey process
Details regarding the Joint
Commission Quality Report
All chapters have been revised to incorporate the Shared
Visions–New Pathways initiative and standards and elements of
performance changes since the previous CAMAC
Updated information about
accreditation policies and procedures, including the Sentinel
Event Policy
A new chapter with the Joint Commission’s National Patient
Safety Goals
Up-to-date Joint Commission accreditation policies and
procedures
Separate EPs for ambulatory surgical centers seeking Medicare
certification
A Standards Applicability Grid that allows ambulatory
organizations to see, at a glance, those standards which apply
to the services they offer
A standards crosswalk for ambulatory surgery centers that wish
to use Joint Commission accreditation to qualify for Medicare
reimbursement
The CAMAC's own crosswalk between the previous
standards and current year standards that takes the guesswork out
of where and in what way compliance changes and improvements
have occurred
Focus your organization on continuous compliance with the help of
the CAMAC!
JCAHO's
mission is to
continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the
public through the provision of health care accreditation and
related services that support performance improvement in health care
organizations. The
Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit organization,
established more than 50 years ago. Joint Commission is governed by
a board that includes physicians, nurses, and consumers. Joint
Commission sets the standards by which health care quality is
measured in America and around the world. The
Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 15,000
health care organizations and programs in the US. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission
is the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body
in health care. Since 1951, the Joint Commission has maintained
state-of-the-art standards that focus on improving the quality and
safety of care provided by health care organizations. The Joint
Commission's comprehensive accreditation process evaluates an
organization's compliance with these standards and other
accreditation requirements.
