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Accession Number:
ADA278945
Title:
Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Center Standing Committee Structure: Accreditation and Governing Board Compliance
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Jul 1992-Aug 1993
Corporate Author:
AIR FORCE HOSPITAL ANDREWS AFB DC
Report Date:
1993-08-01
Pagination or Media Count:
65.0
Abstract:
Economic realities have aroused the American public. As national priorities evolve, healthcare is rising in prominence. The healthcare industry must now struggle with rapidly unfolding economic and social pressure. In response, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO and the United States Air Force USAF are changing their hospital accreditation and regulatory requirements. This project evaluates Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Centers MGMC compliance with current and evolving JCAHO standards and USAF regulatory requirements regarding committee structure including the presence of specific committees, and the application of Total Quality Management TQM and Continuous Quality Improvement CQI in committee structure operations. It also considers environmental adaptation in the recommendations. A recent committee structure revision at MGMC reduced the number of committees from 42 to 30. This 29 percent reduction will go fare to satisfy USAF inspectors seeking evidence of efficiency improvements. While the current committee structure satisfies many JCAHO and USAF requirements, TQMCQI principles are not yet generally applied to committee structure operations. The researcher recommends that a TQM process action team be chartered to review and evaluate the committee structure. To satisfy CQI requirements, an ongoing committee structure review and evaluation process using TQMCQI principles should then be implemented.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
