week 4 discussions

· Week 4 Lecture (embedded below)

· Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR). TITLE 42 Chapter IV Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Subchapter G. Standards and Certification. http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title42/42cfr483_main_02.tpl 

· NCSL. (2009). Certificate of Need Programs by State and Service. The National Conference of State Legislatures, Denver CO.

· http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/con-certificate-of-need-state-laws.aspx#Regulated 

· Healthcare accreditation systems: further perspectives on performance  measures http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/content/23/6/645.full

· Week 4 Discussion

Discussion Topic

Updated

Please address all three questions:

Article 1.....Regulations for Long Term Care Facilities.

A. Identify by name and location and  research a Long Term Care Facility that had a regulatory deficiency.

-What was the deficiency?

-How was the deficiency addressed by the facility?

-Were there any penalties involved?

Article 2, CON

A. From the map choose a state that has CON regulations.

B. From that state, identify a hospital/ health system that had project review by CON.

C. Describe the project and the outcome of the CON process.

Article 3, Accreditation,

A.  Joint Commission on the Accreditation   of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)....define their mission/role

B. Identify and describe one accreditation standard for hospitals.

C. Identify a hospital by name/location that has JCAHO Accreditation. From your research, describe the published results of their last survey