Two Papers

IHP 604 Module Two Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Prepare a detailed short paper that thoroughly describes the current status of accreditation, considering National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) and their accreditation standards. In your paper, specifically address the following questions:

 What is the role of accreditation in ensuring patient safety?  What is the relationship between an organization’s achievements in meeting NPSGs and the results of the Joint Commission survey?  If patient safety goals are not met based on the benchmarks set by the Joint Commission, what are the consequences?  What strategies will you use to assess your own organization’s readiness for the Joint Commission survey?  What actions need to be taken to prepare for the survey?

To assist you in your paper’s development, read Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 in your textbook and review the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) from the Joint Commission, explore the content found on the Joint Commission Quality Check website, and review the Mock Survey Example document.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Your short paper should be a submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and sources cited in APA format.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Patient Safety Role

Meets “Proficient” criteria and role accreditation plays in ensuring patient safety is thorough and clearly defined

Appropriately identifies the role accreditation plays in ensuring patient safety

Does not appropriately identify the role accreditation plays in ensuring patient safety

Does not provide role accreditation plays in ensuring patient safety

20

NPSG and Joint Commission

Survey Relationship

Meets “Proficient” criteria and relationship between NPSGs and results of the Joint Commission survey is well-defined and clearly articulated

Appropriately identifies relationship between NPSGs and results of the Joint Commission survey

Does not appropriately identify relationship between NPSGs and results of the Joint Commission survey

Does not provide relationship between NPSGs and results of Joint Commission survey

20

Consequences Meets “Proficient” criteria and consequences when patient safety goals are not met are well- defined and clearly articulated

Appropriately outlines the consequences when patient safety goals are not met

Does not appropriately outline the consequences when patient safety goals are not met

Does not provide consequences 10

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Organization’s Readiness

Meets “Proficient” criteria and the strategies used to assess the organization’s readiness for a Joint Commission survey are well-defined and clearly articulated

Appropriately explains the strategies that will be used to assess the organization’s readiness for a Joint Commission survey

Does not appropriately explain the strategies that will be used to assess the organization’s readiness for a Joint Commission survey

Does not provide the strategies to assess the organizations readiness

20

Actions Meets “Proficient” criteria and actions needed are well-defined and clearly articulated

Appropriately identifies actions needed to prepare for the survey

Does not appropriately identify actions needed to prepare for the survey

Does not provide actions needed to prepare for the survey

20

Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%