The Joint Commission Mock Tracer Made Simple, Seventeenth Edition

The Joint Commission Mock Tracer Made Simple, Seventeenth Edition
Jean S. Clark, RHIA, CSHA and Heather Forbes, BSN, RN, CEN, CSHA, HACP

The Joint Commission Mock Tracer Made Simple, 17th Edition, is the newest version of HCPro's premier survey prep guide. This updated edition lets you thoroughly train your entire organization on the most up-to-date standards, ensuring everyone is ready when surveyors walk through your front door.

The book clearly and concisely breaks down standards in a mock survey checklist format and shows you how to perform practice tracers throughout your organization. Use it to train chapter leaders and committee members so they can easily delegate the right forms to the right people on their committees.

Save yourself time and effort in preparing your organization--this toolkit does the prep work for you!

This training resource will help you:

• Identify and address compliance weak spots before surveyors find them
• Determine whether your facility and staff are ready for survey
• Train staff on their survey roles and responsibilities
• Use survey simulations and checklists to keep yourself organized and ensure maximum readiness
• Save time with a handy collection of customizable lists and forms, distributable in print or electronically

Table of Contents

About the Authors
Preface
Chapter 1: Understanding the Joint Commission Standards and Managing the Mock Survey Process
Chapter 2: Scoring Guidelines and Tracer Planning
Chapter 3: Pulling It All Together: Mock Surveys
Chapter 4: Patient Tracers
Chapter 5: System Tracers
Chapter 6: Tracer Tactics

Checklists
Presurvey Checklist: Accreditation Participation Requirements
Checklist 1: National Patient Safety Goals
Checklist 2: Emergency Management (EM)
Checklist 3: Environment of Care (EC)
Checklist 4: Human Resources (HR)
Checklist 5: Performance Improvement (PI)
Checklist 6: Infection Control (IC)
Checklist 7: Leadership (LD)
Checklist 8: Life Safety Code(R)
Checklist 9: Information Management (IM)
Checklist 10: Medical Staff (MS)
Checklist 11: Medication Management (MM)
Checklist 12: Nursing (NR)

Online Checklists
Checklist 13: Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC)
Checklist 14: Record of Care, Treatment, and Services (RC)
Checklist 15: Rights and Responsibilities of the Individual (RI)
Checklist 16: Transplant Safety (TS)
Checklist 17: Waived Testing (WT)
Checklist 18: Medical Staff Leaders' Responsibilities
Checklist 19: Department Managers' Responsibilities
Checklist 20: Patient Unit Interdisciplinary Teams' Responsibilities
Checklist 21: Ambulatory Sites Including Physicians' Offices
Checklist 22: Patient Safety Systems (PS)
Checklist 23: 2015 FAQs
Checklist 24: CMS