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You are here > Home > Reading Lists & Books > Risk, Liability & Patient Safety > Good Practices for Medical Emergency Teams Good Practices for Medical Emergency Teams Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Softbound, 111 pages ISBN 1599400006  JCAHO January 2007 Price: $75.00 (Amazon's prices are always lower than or equal to JCAHO's prices)   Recommended by the JCAHO! Research shows that virtually all critical inpatient events are preceded by warning signs for an average of 6.5 hours. For many health care organizations, one solution to cope with that reality is having a medical emergency team (MET) that responds to patients at the first sign of a problem. The MET concept is currently gaining momentum among health care organizations that are attempting to improve patient outcomes and reduce adverse events. This new book offers real-life case studies from organizations that have successfully established METs as part of a wider patient safety culture. This book includes: The history of medical emergency teams How the team works How to establish the team Examples of data collection forms at all stages of team development Case studies with lessons learned that organizations can adapt for their own use 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. Joint Commission Resources, Inc. (JCR), an affiliate of JCAHO, is a global, knowledge-based organization which disseminates information regarding accreditation, standards development and compliance, good practices, and health care quality improvement. Joint Commission Resources is dedicated to helping health care organizations world-wide to improve the quality of patient care and achieve peak performance. JCAHO and Joint Commission Resources are your sources for guidance as you achieve peak performance on your next survey, improve your business operations, and most importantly, as you seek to provide higher quality health care services. If you work in a JCAHO accredited organization and you have not already subscribed to these periodicals, you may wish to do that now:: Joint Commission Benchmark - performance improvement Joint Commission Journal on Quality & Patient Safety - quality improvement Joint Commission Perspectives - official JCAHO updates, extremely important Joint Commission Perspectives on Patient Safety - analyzing & preventing errors Joint Commission: The Source - expands on Perspectives (information from the publisher) You may also be interested in / The Directory of Healthcare Recruiters / Jump to a List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Gift Ideas & Recommended Gifts / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Search for Books / Books Index / Go to / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Bookstore /