The standards of the Joint Commission are a foundation for an objective evaluation process the may help healthcare organizations measure, assess and improve performance. These standards are focused on organizational functions that are key for providing safe high quality care services. The Joint Commission’s standards set goal expectations of reasonable, achievable and surveyable performance of an organization. Only new standards that are relative to patient safety or care quality, have positive impact
JFK and the Warren Commission Why did the Warren Commission decide that John F Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald, acting on his own? On 22 November 1963, President John F Kennedy was shot dead as he took part in a motorcade through the streets of Dallas, Texas. Soon afterwards a man named Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested and accused of having shot Kennedy from the sixth floor of the Texas school Depository building . Even though Oswald refused to co-operate and denied all knowledge of the
The Joint commission, Department of Health & Human Services DHHS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS and The American Optometric Association AOA are responsible for a variety of duties ranging from, quality assurance to licensing and certification of hospitals and healthcare organizations. The Joint commission, is a private agency with considerable power over healthcare institutions in that it performs certain responsibilities yet it is outside of the government. One of the Joint commission’s
The Joint Commission The Joint Commission is an autonomous and non-profit organization in the United States that specifically oversees charitable accreditation programs for healthcare bodies and hospitals. These organization works by developing performance standards that aims to address critical elements of the healthcare operations, including medication safety, patient care, consumer rights and infection control. As a trusted body in the U.S. healthcare systems, most state administrations mandate
Introduction to Standards and Accreditation The Joint Commission is “an independent, not-for-profit organization” certifying “nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States” (The Joint Commission, n.d.). “Joint commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects and organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards” (The Joint Commission, n.d.). The Joint Commission purpose is to continuously improve health care
The Securities and Exchange Commission In 1934 the Securities Exchange Act created the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) in response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was created to protect U.S. investors against malpractice in securities and financial markets. The purpose of the SEC was and still is to carry out the mandates of the Securities Act of 1933: To protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities market by amending the current
The President Commission on Excellence in Special Education (PCESE) The government’s primarily goal is to close the achievement gap between special education students and general education students. In October of 2001, before the No Child Left Behind was put into action, President Bush appointed a commission called The Presidents Commission on Excellence in Special Education (PCESE). The purpose of this commission was to bring together 100 experts to evaluate the special education system. In conclusion
The European Commission One of the original European institutions is the Commission. Though it was one of the originals, the institution has tremendously changed from what it used to be when the European integration first began. The Commission is a supranational body responsible for legislation proposals and policy implementation. It continues to work toward a more democratic European Union every day with the new legislations and laws that it passes. In this paper I will establish why I believe
The Warren Commission was established in order to give the American public the truth of what happened to John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Not only did the commission fail to produce a factual truthful report it also actively perpetuated myths and misinformation in order to cover the true facts of the president’s assassination. Everything thing about the commission from its inception was designed in order to facilitate an ending that the government wanted. The President's Commission on the Assassination of
The Joint Commission is an independent non-profit organization that accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care organizations and programs in the United States. The joint commission develops performance standards for accreditation programs that hospitals and other healthcare-related organizations are required to pass in order to receive accreditation from the Commission. The accreditation and certification provided by the commission is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects
similar atrocities from ever happening again. In addition, several mechanisms were developed by the international community with the finality to repair, reconcile, and prosecute perpetrators. Such mechanisms include International Tribunals, Truth Commissions, Reparations, among others (Minow, 1998). But, how successful have these mechanisms been at achieving such intended goals? Professor Minow provides a compelling answer to this question in her book titled “Between Vengeance and Forgiveness”. Minow
Understanding the Great Commission by the Grace of God and the Help of a Cloud of Witnesses “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18 Clear as a bell, Jesus calls from the pages of scripture to share His love with
have the law on their side. It was not until 1946 that fifteen nations around the globe came together to sign the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. A main goal of the convention was the formation of The International Whaling Commission, or IWC. The first major step in the whaling industry, The IWC was set up to provide proper conservation and regulation of whale stocks. Since that time the IWC has come a long way. With almost ninety nations now... ... middle of paper ...
Abstract: The Corruption Scandal of the European Commission and its possible effects on the institutional balance and the question of legitimacy I. Defining Corruption The first chapter is an attempt to define corruption. It is important to divide overlapping and complicated terms such as corruption, scandal and fraud. Corruption is defined as an illegal transaction, where both actors benefit from their special position in the market or the government. Scandal is the public reaction to allegations
essential to have an organized body that will ensure the standards of quality are the same throughout all health care facilities. This crucial service is provided by the Joint Commission (JCAHO). The body provides standards that are then used to accredit health care facilities. There are tremendous benefits of having a Joint Commission accreditation. One of them is the help institutions get to strengthen efforts in patient safety. This will provide an indication to potential
President Johnson then appointed a committee called The Kerner Commission to study the civil rights movement. They concluded the following: "We are moving toward two societies-one white and one black, separate and unequal." There is some truth to the Kerner Commission report, but on the whole the civil rights movement has been a success because blacks are better off now than they were before it began. The Kerner Commission report has some truth when it comes to blacks and politics, but
Established in 1914, the Federal Trade Commission is an independent regulatory agency in the United States. Its main role is to create a fair and competitive business trade in the United States. Originally established under President Wilson’s administration, the FTC was created to protect the public and businesses from unfair business trade and to formulate a strong and reliable relationship between consumers and businesses. Members of the Federal Trade Commission are appointed by the President and authorized
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency that administers and enforces civil rights for job applicants. This federal agency enforces federal laws, responsible for workplace discrimination and they investigate discrimination complains based on person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin age (40 or older), disability or genetic information (EEOC, 2017) It is also illegal to discriminate
Caryl Churchill’s play Far Away and Jane Taylor’s Ubu and the Truth Commission Caryl Churchill’s play Far Away and Jane Taylor’s Ubu and the Truth Commission are two plays that both concern violent, corrupt political systems, but each playwright goes about confronting these issues in a quite different style. Jane Taylor structures her work with an omniscient perspective that allows the audience to see the reality of what is happening at all times, while Churchill utilizes a limited perspective
History of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The first presidential action ever taken to prevent employment discrimination was taken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in June 1941, when he signed Executive Order 8802 which prohibited government contractors from engaging in employment discrimination based on race, color or national origin (EEOC Milestones). Throughout the Civil Rights movement a number of other legislative actions took place to help better equal opportunity in the United States