Lesson 1 General Regulatory Standards and Ethics

When was the joint commission founded?

1951

OSHA was established in

1970

HIPPA was established in

1996

How to identify patients correctly

Ask for two identifers

True or false: all joint commision surveys let the hospital know they're coming in advance

False

Joint Commission Hospital National Patient Safety Goals

Identify patients correctly, Improve staff communication, Use Medicines safely, use alarms safely, Prevent infection, Identify patient surgery risks, and Prevent mistakes in surgery.

OSHA acronymn

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Joint commsion inspectors will look up individual patient records and

Speak to everyone who interacted with the chosen patient.

Question that joint commission inspectors always ask.

What are your policies and procedures, and do you abide by them constantly?

Joint comission

inspectors make sure we are up to standards.

How to use medicines safely

label medicines, take special care with patients taking blood thinners and record/pass along correct info about patient's medicines.

OSHA records data in

occupational exposure, injury, illness and death in the workplace

PHI includes

past, present, future phys or mental health; provision of that health care; payment for provision of health care; identifies pt or could reasonably be expected to identify the pt

HIPPA protects

patient health information

3 safety organizations

HIPPA, joint commission, OSHA

HIPPA acronym

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

PHI acronym

Protected Health Information

When is the disclosere of PHI permited?

To the individual, for treatment, payment and heathcare operations, with the opprotunity to say no.

True or false, OSHA does both planned and surprise inspections

True

How to use alarms safely

ensure that alarms on medical machines are quickly responded to.