Product Description
Checklists are proven tools for getting things done—and more importantly, getting things done the right way every time. By providing a standardized approach, checklists simplify complex tasks and processes. When used consistently and correctly, a well-developed checklist can help ensure safe patient care.
This updated third edition of the best-selling Joint Commission Big Book of Checklists includes new and revised checklists, tools, and templates for health care organizations to use and customize. There are checklists for a myriad of tasks, including accreditation preparation, continuous compliance, and performance improvement.
New topics in this third edition include health care worker safety, workplace violence prevention and mitigation, cybersecurity, telehealth, health care equity, and much more.
These tried-and-true checklists help organizations evaluate tasks and processes, provide guidance for decision-making, and itemize procedure steps and required “to-dos.” The book also includes checklist templates and encourages health care organizations to build their own checklists to tackle organization-specific challenges.
The Joint Commission Big Book of Checklists, 3rd edition, is available in print version or as a single e-book or digital site license.
Key Topics:
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Continuous standards compliance and survey readiness
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Performance improvement and measurement
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Safety culture
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Health care worker safety
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Emergency management
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Workplace violence
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Staff competence assessment
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Telehealth
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Sentinel events
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Root cause analysis
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Infection prevention and control
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Medication management
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Physical environment
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Health care equity
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Cybersecurity
Key Features:
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Downloadable and customizable checklists on a wide range of topics
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Explanation of how checklists can be successfully used in health care
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Caveats about overreliance on checklists or ineffective implementation
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Checklists that apply to all Joint Commission–accredited programs
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Trusted content reviewed by subject matter experts from The Joint Commission
Standards: Various accreditation standards
Setting: All Joint Commission accreditation programs
Key Audience:
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Accreditation professionals
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Quality and performance improvement professionals
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Clinical leadership
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Infection preventionists
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Medication safety officers
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Patient safety officers
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Human resources professionals
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Health care facility managers