Healthcare Law

You will prepare a report about the role
of the Joint Commission (JC).

To begin, please visit the
organization’s website:

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

Additional research will be necessary.

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.