The Chapter Leader's Guide to Patient Rights

Quick, concise standard explanations for patient rights chapter leaders

The Chapter Leader's Guide to Patient Rights breaks down the Joint Commission’s patient rights requirements into easy to understand solutions to meet the challenges of these complex standards. You get simplified explanations of the chapter’s key components along with communication techniques to help foster a strong and successful partnership between survey coordinator and chapter leader.

Plus, to make staff training easy, this guide includes a downloadable PowerPoint® presentation highlighting key compliance takeaways. Also, receive bonus tools which include:

• Rights and Responsibilities of the Individual and Key Player Outline
• Rights and Responsibilities of the Individual Tracer Tool
• Patient Rights Direct Impact Standards List
• Chapter Captain Checklist

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Benefits of The Chapter Leader's Guide to Patient Rights:

• Keys to creating a culture of providing patient care, treatment, and services in a way that is collaborative with the individual patient
• Tips and suggestions for developing and implementing policies for selected elements of performance
• Guidance on communication techniques to inform patients of their individual rights and responsibilities
• Tools for proper delegation of roles and responsibilities to appropriate staff
• A responsibility checklist for chapter leaders to ensure compliance with patient rights standards

What's inside:

• Interpretation of the newly revised Joint Commission patient-centered communication standard
• Simplified explanation of the requirements under the patient rights chapter
• Strategies to help patients participate in their own care decisions
• Description of informed consent, who participates and how to gain it from patients in a compliant way
• Easy-to-implement services your organization can provide for patients to inform them of their rights

Table of Contents

Part I: Patient Rights in the Organization