Joint Commission Standards Ensure Quality Care
July 15, 2011
By John Eddy
Think back to some of your most important accomplishments. Then answer this- Were they easy to achieve?
As you already know, the best things in life aren’t free. But despite the effort and strain that goes into making them happen, the outcome is well worth it.
Now, apply this concept to the workplace. Verifying a practitioner’s credentials can be tiring, time consuming, and just plain frustrating. An MSP is expected to follow each step in the application process, in addition to meeting Joint Commission, NCQA and URAC standards. Furthermore, violating any of these standards, or OPPE-FPPE tracking, can put a healthcare organization in a very risky position.
But think about it- by taking those extra precautions in the credentialing process, you’re ensuring the safety and well-being of countless individuals. All of that hard work pays off in the end.
Hospitals are striving to provide quality care for their patients, and with electronic health record system implementations on the rise, professionals are pushing for the Joint Commission’s 2011 National Patient Safety Goals to be included in the EHR certification process. Ryan P. Radecki and Dean D. Sittig, two contributors to the Journal of the American Medical Association, outline six national patient safety goals that EHR systems can help achieve: improved patient identification, improved staff communication, safe use of medications, infection prevention, medication reconciliation, and suicide risk. But credentialing lies at the foundation of this change to improve the quality of care in healthcare organizations.
IntelliSoft’s IntelliCred software solution alleviates the stress involved in the credentialing verification process; MSPs can advantage of IntelliCred’s batch processing and automated primary source verification capabilities, but rest assured that the job is still being done efficiently. In fact, IntelliCred ensures accuracy by meeting Joint Commission standards, in addition to the NCQA and URAC credentialing standards. This software solution also manages and organizes important information for you, automatically notifying MSPs of upcoming deadlines and appointments, expiring credentials, and status updates. Make the next move toward achieving quality care, and learn more about IntelliCred at http://intellisoftgroup.com/products/intellicred/
