Author Question: What agency is primarily responsible for voluntary accreditation of postacute care providers? a. ... (Read 78 times)

dbose · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

What agency is primarily responsible for voluntary accreditation of postacute care providers?

a. The Joint Commission
b. AARC
c. CAAHEP
d. ASTM

Question 2

Patient- and resident-focused functions addressed in The Joint Commission (formerly Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals Organization JCAHO) standards for long-term, subacute care, and home care include which of the following?

1. Patient education
2. Treatment
3. Rights and ethics
4. Infection control
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 1, 2, and 4 only
c. 2 and 4 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only

kswal303 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The primary organization responsible for standard setting and voluntary accreditation of postacute care providers is TJC.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The patient safety goals target for improvement, common problem areas for health care organiza-tions such as proper patient identification, medication safety, and infection control.