Sedation, Anesthesia, and the JCAHO

Softbound book
ISBN 1601461593
978-1601461599
HCPro Inc
October 2009
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Anesthesia and sedation remain a high-risk area, and under the new survey process, everyone is accountable. Recent sedation-related sentinel events have also received greater notice. There is much for you to do in order to fully comply with standards.

The third edition of a best-selling compliance tool has just been revamped to reflect significant changes in the JCAHO survey process. With this resource, you will apply tracer methodology with the National Patient Safety Goals in addressing anesthesia and sedation compliance. It takes an in-depth look at the latest Sentinel Event Alerts, credentialing in the hospital, credentialing in ambulatory settings, sedation documentation, performance improvement and more. It provides:

Clear, concise, and thorough explanations of how to tracer methodology affects sedation and anesthesia
In-depth analysis of sedation-related sentinel events on anesthesia awareness and PCA pumps
Expert advice on how sedation/anesthesia providers can comply with JCAHO's Universal Protocol and the time-out process
Easy-to-implement and time-saving tools, including:
- Resources to help with your pain management program
- Field-tested tips to comply with JCAHO's high-risk compliance areas
- Best-practice strategies on how to implement performance improvement and peer review

Topics in this book include:

A detailed look at anesthesia, sedation, and the related JCAHO standards
- Such as conscious sedation: What it is, outcomes that might be measured, best practice ideas of getting medical staff buy-in, and more
The demands of the JCAHO survey process
- Trace a patient through the process
- Pre-operative/recovery area
- Fire safety (National Patient Safety Goals)
- Universal Protocol
- Scoring guidelines
Credentialing and privileging requirements
- Peer review
- Pain management
Performance monitoring and improvement
- Surgical infections
- Multidisciplinary approach to get everyone involved
- Anesthesia and sedation case examples using the quality improvement tools of Pareto graphs, flow diagrams, control charts and more
Sedation-related sentinel events
- Anesthesia awareness
- Operating room fires
- PCA pumps
Top areas JCAHO surveyors will take a close look at on survey day
- Compliance with the "Universal Protocol"
- Time-out process
- Are anesthesia carts locked up?

With more than 17 years of experience, HCPro, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated information, education, training, and consulting products and services in the vital areas of healthcare regulation and compliance. The company's mission is to meet the specialized informational, advisory, and educational needs of the healthcare industry. As an acknowledged industry authority in healthcare regulation and compliance, HCPro focuses on providing its clients assistance and expertise in the areas of accreditation, medical staff affairs, credentialing, privileging, medical record management, regulatory compliance, nursing, quality/patient safety, infection control, and workplace safety.

Anesthesia and sedation remain a high-risk area, and under the new survey process, everyone is accountable. Recent sedation-related sentinel events have also received greater notice. There is much for you to do in order to fully comply with standards.

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