HLT-313v Week 3 Assignment – The Joint Commission Workplace Violation PowerPoint

Perform an Internet search to identify and research and a situation where a health care organization or individual provider in your field of allied health was sanctioned by The Joint Commission or other regulatory body for a violation of one or more of The Joint Commission workplace safety, risk management, and quality care requirements.

Taking the role of the Chief Safety or Risk Management Officer in the organization or a provider’s office who now must deliver an accounting of the incident to the board of directors, develop a slide presentation, containing a title slide, 12 slides of content, and a references slide, focusing on the chosen incident. Your presentation must incorporate the following:

A brief summary of the incident , including a description as well as the outcome.

A summary of the applicable Joint Commission and other (e.g., local, state) regulatory standards that apply to the incident.

A discussion of the mistakes and/or oversights made by the health care organization or individual provider that did or may have led to the incident that occurred, and an accounting of the preventive steps that could have or should have been taken to avoid them.

A proposal outlining specific education or training the organization or provider will employ to ensure this type of incident does not occur in the future. Include concepts related to continuous quality improvement in your recommendations.

To create your presentation you can use PowerPoint or a program such as Prezi (www.prezi.com). Speaker’s notes must be included for each individual slide.

You are required to use and cite a minimum of three qualified resources from the readings or the GCU Library in order to complete this assignment successfully.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

 

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The Joint Commission Workplace Violation

Introduction

The Joint Commission is a nonprofit organization that evaluates health care organizations, including hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities. Its mission is to improve the quality of patient care by conducting thorough evaluations and audits. In order to do this work, the Joint Commission works with hundreds of inspectors across the country who visit hospitals every year. Their reports are used by regulators such as state departments of health or even Congress when they want to know if an institution is meeting minimum standards for patient safety.”

Joint Commission Surveyors

Surveyors are trained to look for workplace violence prevention and reporting.

Joint Commission surveyors are on the ground to assist in detecting and preventing workplace violence, providing timely intervention services that can be used by all facility staff members to help prevent or mitigate acts of violence. Some examples of things surveyors may do include:

• Assessments of risk factors such as employee perception or knowledge about their environment

• Any changes in an individual’s behavior that may indicate he/she is at risk for committing an act of workplace violence

High Risk for New York City Hospitals

New York City hospitals are at high risk for workplace violence. This is because of the large number of people who live and work in New York City, as well as its reputation as a global center for medicine and research. The city has more than 3 million people who commute into work every day, making it one of the most crowded cities in America.

The main reason why hospitals are at such great risk when it comes to workplace violence is that they often have limited security resources available to them, especially if you consider their size and scope compared with other hospitals across America.

The Importance of Workplace Violence Prevention

Workplace violence is a serious problem that can be prevented. It’s estimated that workplace violence causes more than 3 million injuries and 80 deaths every year.

Workplace violence prevention is an important part of your job as a healthcare provider, but it also has financial benefits for you and your organization:

• By preventing workplace violence, you’ll save lives! In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “workplace homicides account for nearly half of all homicides in America.”

How Healthcare Can Stop Workplace Violence First

There are several ways that healthcare organizations can prevent workplace violence. The first step is to implement a comprehensive policy and procedure for reporting workplace incidents. This should include how to report the incident, the authority of people who receive reports, how long they have to respond (if at all), and whether any action will be taken against those involved in the incident.

Another important step is educating employees on bullying behaviors so they know what actions are appropriate when faced with such behavior. Bullying can lead to more serious problems such as assault or even death; therefore it’s important that healthcare workers learn about these dangers so they can intervene before things get out of hand!

Takeaway:

The Joint Commission’s workplace violence prevention program is designed to help prevent harm to employees and patients. This is an important issue that needs to be addressed.

Conclusion

The joint commission is a great resource to help prevent workplace violence and improve patient safety. They understand the importance of this issue and have worked hard to make it a reality for healthcare organizations across the country. We hope we have been able to share some information about this issue so that others can take action before it goes too far!