Health Law Report on Joint Commission

For this, your Final project, you will prepare a report about the role of the Joint Commission (JC).

To begin, please visit the Joint Commission website:

Source: The Joint Commission: The Joint Commission. Retrieved from http://www.jointcommission.org/

Additional research will be necessary. Please visit the Library for your research.

Part I

• Write an essay discussing the following:
  • The role of the Joint Commission in accrediting medical facilities
  • Which facilities can be accredited?
  • What are the goals of the Commission?
  • How do existing Joint Commission guidelines impact facilities that are not accredited by the Commission?
  • What does it mean to a facility to be accredited by the Joint Commission?
  • Is it mandatory for organizations to be accredited by the Joint Commission? If not, what impact does not having such accreditation mean in terms of reimbursement?

Part II

• Create a memorandum where:
  • You are the administrator of the health information department for a medium-sized facility. You have just been informed by the compliance officer that the Joint Commission will be visiting your facility and will be focusing on your department.
  • Begin the memorandum by including information you believe will be important for your personnel to know to prepare for the visit.
  • Then, anticipate possible questions that the Commission might have for you in terms of compliance.
  • How will you and your department respond to these questions? How will you manage any negative findings during the visit?
  • Finally, discuss how current noncompliance findings can be avoided in the future in this memorandum.

Requirements

• Complete both part of the Assignment as follows:
  • Part I should cover 4–5 pages
  • Part II should cover 2–3 pages
• Use the Joint Commission website as one source and at least two other sources for your topic — a minimum of three references total.
• All formatting and references should use APA style.
• Total of 8–10 pages including the title page and reference page.