The Joint Commission Mock Tracer Made Simple, Fifteenth Edition

This updated edition of our annual best-seller includes updated tools and case studies of successful tracers from facilities around the country. Through a clear and concise breakdown of standards in an easy-to-understand mock survey checklist format, survey committee leaders will be able to easily delegate the right forms to the right people on their committees. Each checklist is downloadable and can be customized to fit the specific needs of your facility.

Benefits:

• Identify and address compliance weak spots in time for a survey visit
• Train staff on their roles in a survey and gauge your facility’s level of preparedness
• Embrace the firsthand experience of the authors, who have put together tracers in hospitals
• Organize your department with survey simulations and effective checklists

Take a look at the Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Understanding TJC Standards and Managing the Mock Survey Process
Chapter 2: Scoring Guidelines and Tracer Planning
Chapter 3: Pulling It All Together: Mock Surveys
Chapter 4: Patient Tracers
Chapter 5: System Tracers
Chapter 6: Tracer Tools

Checklist 1: 2013 National Patient Safety Goals
Checklist 2: Emergency Management
Checklist 3: Environment of Care
Checklist 4: Human Resources
Checklist 5: Performance Improvement
Checklist 6: Infection Control
Checklist 7: Leadership
Checklist 8: Life Safety Code®
Checklist 9: Management of Information
Checklist 10: Medical Staff
Checklist 11: Medication Management
Checklist 12: Nursing
Checklist 13: Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services
Checklist 14: Record of Care, Treatment, and Services
Checklist 15: Rights and Responsibilities of the Individual
Checklist 16: Transplant Safety
Checklist 17: Waived Testing
Checklist 18: Medical Staff Leaders’ Responsibilities
Checklist 19: Department Managers’ Responsibilities
Checklist 20: Patient Unit Interdisciplinary Team’s Responsibilities
Checklist 21: Ambulatory Sites Including Physicians’ Offices