with the report of the first review due on or choice of consultant are under review at this before July 1, 2016. The scope of the review time. and the selection of the independent consultant to require the approval of the Court Master. I recommend that the mental health workers Changes are in process to determine how to who are most familiar with the patients be best use the knowledge of the mental health invited by the charge nurse on the unit to workers in the treatment team meetings. attend at least the initial portion of the This is reviewed and implemented on treatment team meetings for those patients in each unit in the hospital. Processes for order to provide input and observations, and ensuring that the most current treatment that acuity specialists be invited to attend information is being made available to all whenever it is deemed appropriate by the staff on an ongoing basis. charge nurse. Current and relevant portions of the treatment plans, such as interventions, shall be maintained on the unit and reviewed with the charge nurse by the mental health workers assigned to those patients. I recommend that unit activity logs be Unit activity logs are maintained on each maintained on each unit and that the logs be unit. Nurse educators are training staff on reviewed at least on a monthly basis to the required documentation regarding any determine whether any limitation in a limitations to treatment, services or outdoor patient’s access to treatment, services or activities. outdoor areas has occurred. Inpatient Psychiatric Services (ORYX Data Elements) The Joint Commission Quality Initiatives In 1987, The Joint Commission announced its Agenda for Change, which outlined a series of major steps designed to modernize the accreditation process. A key component of the Agenda for Change was the eventual introduction of standardized core performance measures into the accreditation process. As the vision to integrate performance measurement into accreditation became more focused, the name ORYX® was chosen for the entire initiative. The ORYX initiative became operational in March of 1999, when performance measurement systems began transmitting data to The Joint Commission on behalf of accredited hospitals and long term care
with the report of the first review due on or before July 1, 2016. The scope of the review and the selection of the independent consultant to require the approval of the Court Master. choice of consultant are under review at this time. I recommend that the mental health workers who are most familiar with the patients be invited by the charge nurse on the unit to attend at least the initial portion of the treatment team meetings for those patients in order to provide input and observations, and that acuity specialists be invited to attend whenever it is deemed appropriate by the charge nurse. Current and relevant portions of the treatment plans, such as interventions, shall be maintained on the unit and reviewed with the charge nurse by the mental health workers assigned to those patients. Changes are in process to determine how to best use the knowledge of the mental health workers in the treatment team meetings. This is reviewed and implemented on each unit in the hospital. Processes for ensuring that the most current treatment information is being made available to all staff on an ongoing basis. I recommend that unit activity logs be maintained on each unit and that the logs be reviewed at least on a monthly basis to determine whether any limitation in a patient’s access to treatment, services or outdoor areas has occurred. Unit activity logs are maintained on each unit. Nurse educators are training staff on the required documentation regarding any limitations to treatment, services or outdoor activities. Inpatient Psychiatric Services (ORYX Data Elements) The Joint Commission Quality Initiatives In 1987, The Joint Commission announced its Agenda for Change, which outlined a series of major steps designed to modernize the accreditation process. A key component of the Agenda for Change was the eventual introduction of standardized core performance measures into the accreditation process. As the vision to integrate performance measurement into accreditation became more focused, the name ORYX® was chosen for the entire initiative. The ORYX initiative became operational in March of 1999, when performance measurement systems began transmitting data to The Joint Commission on behalf of accredited hospitals and long term care
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