The Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit group in the United States that administers voluntary accreditation programs for hospitals and other healthcare organizations (for example, long term care, mental health, and ambulatory care). The commission develops performance standards that address crucial elements of operation, such as patient care, medication safety, and infection control and consumer rights.
Patient safety is one of the main focus of the Joint Commission. They make sure their standards provide the best service by helping health care organizations to improve the quality and safety of the care they provide. This particular focus initiatives encourage and support organizations in their efforts to make patient safety
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Infection control refers to policies and procedures used to minimize the risk of spreading infections in hospitals and human or even animal health care facilities. The purpose of the infection control is to reduce infectious disease. These diseases are usually caused by bacteria or viruses and can be spread by human to human contact, animal to human contact, human contact with an infected surface. Consumer rights are focused on protecting from hazardous goods, right to be informed about false and misleading information, right to choose services in terms of price and quality, and the right to be …show more content…
It normally includes a board member of the institution, a lay person, and an administrator. Most ethics committees work in an advisory capacity; they can help patients and families reach informed decisions and work with health care providers in order to make complex and difficult decisions. The ethics committee often reviews hospital policies and procedures for potential problems and may also reduce the potential for litigation against the institution.
The hospital committee focuses on how we can improve the overall operations of the hospital to improve patient and family satisfaction. The committees involve individuals from diverse backgrounds who support health care institutions with three major functions: providing clinical ethics consultation, developing and/or revising policies pertaining to clinical ethics and hospital policy and facilitating education about topical issues in clinical ethics.
The goals of ethics committees are to promote the rights of patients; to promote shared decision making between patients and their clinicians; to promote fair policies and procedures that maximize the likelihood of achieving good, patient-centered outcomes; and to enhance the ethical environment for health care professionals in health care