According to the audit table and information regarding the Joint
Commission for Accediting Healthcare Organizations (JACHO) provided
below, what trends could have an impact on patient care and what
steps could be taken to resolving these issues?
JCAHO (Joint Commission for Accrediting Healthcare
Organizations) requires that a medical history and physical
examination be completed no more than 30 days prior or within 24
hours after inpatient admission. For a medical history and physical
examination that was completed within 30 days prior to inpatient
admission, an update documenting any changes in the patient’s
condition is to be completed within 24 hours after inpatient
admission or prior to surgery.
| Audit Date | Patient Name | MR# | Admission Date | Date H&P Completed | JCAHO standard met | Physician |
| 1-10-13 | Sally Pine | 24-23-56 | 11-15-12 | 11-14-12 | yes | Bond |
| 1-10-13 | Joan Jonas | 28-15-56 | 10-28-12 | 10-29-12 | yes | Collins |
| 1-10-13 | John Smith | 45-34-23 | 11-01-12 | 11-8-12 | no | Porter |
| 1-10-13 | Tom Harris | 56-23-89 | 10-30-12 | 11-5-12 | no | Rankin |
| 1-10-13 | Mona Pratt | 66-23-23 | 11-8-12 | 11-13-12 | no | Porter |
| 1-10-13 | Lonnie Jones | 45-34-23 | 11-10-12 | 11-9-12 | yes | Thomas |
| 1-10-13 | Todd Bass | 23-34-67 | 10-20-12 | 10-31-12 | no | Collier |
| 1-10-13 | Lara Goode | 14-45-67 | 11-16-12 | 11-25-12 | no | Green |
| 1-10-13 | Harry Floyd | 34-23-67 | 11-20-12 | 12-02-12 | no | Cooper |
| 1-10-13 | Joe Thomas | 14-56-23 | 10-09-12 | 10-16-12 | no | Bennett |
| 1-10-13 | Trudy Parker | 15-34-34 | 11-01-12 | 11-05-12 | no | Bond |
| 1-10-13 | Carrie Topper | 34-23-45 | 10-17-12 | 10-16-12 | yes | Fuller |
| 1-10-13 | Ben Argo | 34-45-78 | 11-15-12 | 11-18-12 | no | Bonner |
| 1-10-13 | Cathy Johnson | 23-23-46 | 10-09-12 | 10-13-12 | no | Porter |
| 1-10-13 | Barry Gage | 34-25-56 | 11-17-12 | 11-16-12 |
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