HOSPITAL GETS ACCREDITATION; VENTURA COUNTY FACILITY'S FINANCES STILL UNDER SCRUTINY.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Daily News Staff Writer The county hospital has been accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. for three more years, although licensing officials said that status could be downgraded or rescinded if a pending state audit finds financial irregularities. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations recently issued the hospital an ``accreditation with recommendations for improvement,'' with a six-month grace period to rectify rec·ti·fy v. 1. To set right; correct. 2. To refine or purify, especially by distillation. undisclosed problems. The hospital's operations have been tainted taint v. taint·ed, taint·ing, taints v.tr. 1. To affect with or as if with a disease. 2. To affect with decay or putrefaction; spoil. See Synonyms at contaminate. 3. by an upheaval in the county's health department, but Supervisor Frank Schillo said he never doubted that the hospital would receive its accreditation. `` `I told you so' is the feeling I have for anyone who doubted it,'' Schillo said. ``They have done an outstanding job in operating the hospital in a professional fashion and with their clinics, the family practice programs, etc.'' Commission officials have said many health care organizations receive the same rating, which is the second-highest that can be received. The rating was given after an investigation of a range of hospital operations - from patient care to facility maintenance. The commission would not reveal the recommendations listed in the report, which is scheduled to be made public May 8. Failure to respond to the recommendations will likely result in a downgraded status of ``conditional accreditation,'' which would warrant another review, said Kurt Patton, executive director of the commission's hospital accreditation Hospital accreditation has been defined as “A self-assessment and external peer assessment process used by health care organisations to accurately assess their level of performance in relation to established standards and to implement ways to continuously program. He said allegations by state Sen. Cathie Wright, R-Simi Valley, that Health Care Agency Director Pierre Durand Pierre Durand is the name of several people:
He added, however, that if an audit by the state Department of Mental Health verifies the allegations, his office would likely conduct another review to see if patient care, hospital management or building and safety measures safety measures, n.pl actions (e.g., use of glasses, face masks) taken to protect patients and office personnel from such known hazards as particles and aerosols from high-speed rotary instruments, mercury vapor, radiation exposure, anesthetic and have been jeopardized. Durand and county Auditor Thomas Mahon, who conducted his own financial review of mental health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , have said there are no financial irregularities within the two entities. Currently, the hospital is responsible for sending the commission written progress reports on the designated improvement areas. ``There's no guarantee we're not going to make another site visit,'' said Patton, referring to the six-month deadline. VCMC's Medical Director Richard Ashby, however, was pleased at the review. ``It confirms our knowledge that we have a very strong medical system of hospital and out-patient clinics,'' Ashby said. ``We were particularly pleased with the strong and positive findings in the areas of improving organization since the previous survey, as well as patient rights and patient assessment.'' The Chicago-based commission, established in 1951, conducts accreditation reviews for more than 20,000 health care organizations, including more than 5,000 hospitals nationwide. The commission provides accreditation under the auspices of the federal Health Care Financing Administration Health Care Financing Administration, n.pr department in the U.S. agency of Health and Human Services responsible for the oversight of the Medicaid and Medicare benefit programs, including guidelines, payment, and coverage policies. . |
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