JCAHO Survey Preparation Conferences Available at Jefferson

Jefferson is participating in the Joint Commission Satellite Network which conducts videoconferences on various survey topics throughout the year. All employees at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Center City, Ford Road and Methodist Divisions are invited to attend; reservations are not necessary. Employees interested in attending can fax related questions ahead of time to 214-416-1261. Questions can also be asked during the conference using the videoconferencing call-in feature. If you are unable to attend a session and would like to borrow the videotape, please contact Margaret Malloy, Quality Management Department, at 5-8131.

The schedule and locations for 1997 are listed below:
All programs take place from 1 to 2:30 pm.
Date: 2-11-97
Title: Performance Improvement and Cost Containment: Profiles of Success
Room: To be announced

Date: 3-11-97
Title: Managing the Environment of Care: Management Plans and Performance Measures
Room: 107 BLSB

Date: 4-8-97
Title: Communication and Documentation Issues Across The Continuum of Care
Room: 107 BLSB

Date: 5-13-97
Title: Restraints and Seclusion: An Update
Room: 107 BLSB

Date: 6-10-97
Title: Selecting, Developing, and Integrating Indicators in a Hospital's Performance Improvement Program
Room: To be announced

Date: 7-8-97
Title: Integrating Information Management Across the Healthcare Organization
Room: 107 BLSB

Date: 8-12-97
Title: Assessing and Planning Care for Your Geriatric Population
Room: 107 BLSB

Room assignments will be announced in July for the videoconferences below:
9-9-97: Simplifying Compliance ... Reduction Duplication: Meeting Joint Commission and OSHA Requirements

10-14-97: Better Practice, Better Care: Integrating Hospital-wide and Medical Staff Performance Improvement Activities

11-18-97: Maintaining Quality While Moving Into Managed Care
The following conferences from 1996 are also available on video:
Please contact Jo-Lyn Brace, Manager, Quality Management Department, at ext. 5-5233 with questions.