Everything needed is attached.
Prepare a summary brief (10-12 pages) for senior leaders on how Joint Commission accreditation helps the
organization comply with regulatory requirements, improve quality, and meet stakeholder needs. Include a
recommendation about other accrediting bodies that might benefit the organization.
Written communication: Use the Compliance Program Implementation and Ethical Decision Making Template linked above. Your workplace brief needs to be clear, concise, well-organized, and generally
free of errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. The title page, citations, and references need to be in
the current APA format
Length: Approximately 8–10 typed, double-spaced content pages in Times New Roman, 12-point font,
including the reference page. See the APA 7th Edition Example Paper [PDF].
Title page: Develop a descriptive title of approximately 5–15 words. It should stir interest, yet
maintain professional decorum. Ensure that your title page conforms to the current APA format.
References: Include a minimum of six current, authoritative citations and references in the current APA
format. See Evidence and APA for more information.
Scoring guide: Please review the scoring guide for this assessment so that you understand how your faculty
member will evaluate your work
Prepare a summary brief (10-12 pages) for senior leaders on how Joint Commission accreditation helps the
organization comply with regulatory requirements, improve quality, and meet stakeholder needs. Include a
recommendation about other accrediting bodies that might benefit the organization.
Written communication: Use the Compliance Program Implementation and Ethical Decision Making Template linked above. Your workplace brief needs to be clear, concise, well-organized, and generally
free of errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. The title page, citations, and references need to be in
the current APA format
Length: Approximately 8–10 typed, double-spaced content pages in Times New Roman, 12-point font,
including the reference page. See the APA 7th Edition Example Paper [PDF].
Title page: Develop a descriptive title of approximately 5–15 words. It should stir interest, yet
maintain professional decorum. Ensure that your title page conforms to the current APA format.
References: Include a minimum of six current, authoritative citations and references in the current APA
format. See Evidence and APA for more information.
Scoring guide: Please review the scoring guide for this assessment so that you understand how your faculty
member will evaluate your work
Assessment 4 Instructions: Voluntary Accreditation
Prepare a summary brief (10-12 pages) for senior leaders on how Joint Commission accreditation helps the
organization comply with regulatory requirements, improve quality, and meet stakeholder needs. Include a
recommendation about other accrediting bodies that might benefit the organization.
Introduction
Health care leaders and managers need to know the best approaches to regulatory compliance. Often, the industry
refers to these as best practices. Compliance best practices require health care organizations to meet specific
standards. Common standards include:
Quality of care.
Privacy and patient protection.
Patient satisfaction.
Ability to meet stakeholder needs, including serving the community.
How do health care organizations determine standards? How do they evaluate how well they are meeting those
standards? Government agencies do set and enforce many standards; however, these standards stipulate the
minimum requirement for compliance. Most government oversight organizations are not interested in providing a
“scorecard” or a ranking system for health care organizations. They are more interested in whether or not health
care organizations are meeting the regulatory standards.
Prepare a summary brief (10-12 pages) for senior leaders on how Joint Commission accreditation helps the
organization comply with regulatory requirements, improve quality, and meet stakeholder needs. Include a
recommendation about other accrediting bodies that might benefit the organization.
Introduction
Health care leaders and managers need to know the best approaches to regulatory compliance. Often, the industry
refers to these as best practices. Compliance best practices require health care organizations to meet specific
standards. Common standards include:
Quality of care.
Privacy and patient protection.
Patient satisfaction.
Ability to meet stakeholder needs, including serving the community.
How do health care organizations determine standards? How do they evaluate how well they are meeting those
standards? Government agencies do set and enforce many standards; however, these standards stipulate the
minimum requirement for compliance. Most government oversight organizations are not interested in providing a
“scorecard” or a ranking system for health care organizations. They are more interested in whether or not health
care organizations are meeting the regulatory standards.
Most health care organizations, on the other hand, want to perform above the minimum standards. They want to
pursue excellence. This type of approach to compliance helps ensure the organization is meeting regulatory
requirements and helps the organization deliver high quality to its stakeholders.
To accomplish this, health care organizations often rely on standards set by accrediting organizations.
Achieving accreditation from a third-party organization that sets high standards is often a vigorous and timeconsuming process. It does, however, help the organization ensure it is meeting standards well above the regulatory
minimums.
In most cases, accreditation is voluntary. However, some states require certain accreditation for licensure. Joint
Commission accreditation is the most common and well-known voluntary accreditation in health care. The Joint
Commission accredits a wide array of health care organizations. Many benefits to accreditation exist; however,
helping to ensure compliance is the main one.
Now that your hospital has a robust compliance program and an all-staff compliance training program in place,
senior leaders want to take the next step. They want the organization to perform an in-depth analysis of the benefits
of voluntary accreditation. Senior leaders know the Joint Commission accreditation it currently possesses is good for
the organization’s reputation and standing in the community. However, they also want to know what additional
benefits might exist for the organization that it has not capitalized on yet. They hope to better justify the costs
associated with voluntary accreditation.
Because of your involvement in developing and implementing the new compliance program, they have asked you to
research and prepare a summary brief on how Joint Commission accreditation helps the organization comply with regulatory requirements, improve quality, and meet stakeholder needs. In your summary brief, they have also asked
you to consider other accrediting organizations that could benefit the organization.
Instructions
To meet your senior leaders’ request, you will prepare a 10- to 12-page summary brief. A summary brief is a
common document in management that is used to summarize concepts, issues, products, or projects. Summary
briefs often vary in format. For academic purposes, the required format for this summary brief is current APA format,
a common format for health care research and academics. Consult these resources for additional guidance on the
appropriate use of APA guidelines:
Evidence and APA—This is a tutorial on the current APA style.
APA 7th Edition Example Paper [PDF]—This is an example to help you make sure your summary brief
conforms to APA formatting guidelines.
Use the following headings to organize your summary brief for leadership:
Accreditation in Health Care (3–4 paragraphs)
Provide a short overview of accreditation in health care.
Accreditation Requirements (3–4 paragraphs)
Include an overview of the most common accreditation requirements.
Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance (1–2 pages)
Compare and contrast accreditation and regulation requirements.
Detail how accreditation helps health care organizations meet regulatory requirements.
pursue excellence. This type of approach to compliance helps ensure the organization is meeting regulatory
requirements and helps the organization deliver high quality to its stakeholders.
To accomplish this, health care organizations often rely on standards set by accrediting organizations.
Achieving accreditation from a third-party organization that sets high standards is often a vigorous and timeconsuming process. It does, however, help the organization ensure it is meeting standards well above the regulatory
minimums.
In most cases, accreditation is voluntary. However, some states require certain accreditation for licensure. Joint
Commission accreditation is the most common and well-known voluntary accreditation in health care. The Joint
Commission accredits a wide array of health care organizations. Many benefits to accreditation exist; however,
helping to ensure compliance is the main one.
Now that your hospital has a robust compliance program and an all-staff compliance training program in place,
senior leaders want to take the next step. They want the organization to perform an in-depth analysis of the benefits
of voluntary accreditation. Senior leaders know the Joint Commission accreditation it currently possesses is good for
the organization’s reputation and standing in the community. However, they also want to know what additional
benefits might exist for the organization that it has not capitalized on yet. They hope to better justify the costs
associated with voluntary accreditation.
Because of your involvement in developing and implementing the new compliance program, they have asked you to
research and prepare a summary brief on how Joint Commission accreditation helps the organization comply with regulatory requirements, improve quality, and meet stakeholder needs. In your summary brief, they have also asked
you to consider other accrediting organizations that could benefit the organization.
Instructions
To meet your senior leaders’ request, you will prepare a 10- to 12-page summary brief. A summary brief is a
common document in management that is used to summarize concepts, issues, products, or projects. Summary
briefs often vary in format. For academic purposes, the required format for this summary brief is current APA format,
a common format for health care research and academics. Consult these resources for additional guidance on the
appropriate use of APA guidelines:
Evidence and APA—This is a tutorial on the current APA style.
APA 7th Edition Example Paper [PDF]—This is an example to help you make sure your summary brief
conforms to APA formatting guidelines.
Use the following headings to organize your summary brief for leadership:
Accreditation in Health Care (3–4 paragraphs)
Provide a short overview of accreditation in health care.
Accreditation Requirements (3–4 paragraphs)
Include an overview of the most common accreditation requirements.
Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance (1–2 pages)
Compare and contrast accreditation and regulation requirements.
Detail how accreditation helps health care organizations meet regulatory requirements.