hospital’s internal cost of accreditation.
How does DNV help?
There is less change to adopt, from survey to survey, and DNV provides survey tools to help with the process. The process is intended to be very transparent by following the CMS CoP. The entire process aims to be collaborative and performance based, rather than prescriptive. This is particularly true in the spirit of the survey team, which strives to be collaborative instead of fault-seeking. Continuity is also a goal of this program: at least one surveyor will be the same as the year before, and they will look to see where you have progressed and improved. There is no tipping point; No specific number of findings will jeopardize a hospital’s accreditation status.
Currently, three of the five hospitals in my large hospital system have become accredited by DNV with two remaining. It appears to me that the hospital staff and accreditation teams are excited to be continually focus on quality improvement. There is also more openness and less “Survey Shock” than in the past. The goal of improving patient safety and quality in a measured process is the philosophy of DNV. My hospital system shares this philosophy resulting in professional collaboration far superior to the previous relationship with TJC.
Healthcare and my hospitals share the philosophy.
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http://dnvaccreditation.com/pr/dnv/default.aspx
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