Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital announces the successful completion of its new accreditation process as awarded byDNV.
By earning accreditation, Ranken Jordan has demonstrated it meets or exceeds patient safety standards (Conditions of Participation) set forth by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. DNV’s accreditation program is the only one to integrate the ISO 9001 Quality Management System with the Medicare Conditions of Participation.
“This is our first accreditation in our hospitals 83-year history,” says Kristin LaRose, chief nursing officer. “DNV takes us to the next level in terms of quality, safety, and excellence. Because of their reach across the globe and world-class hospital accreditation standards, we are taking a major step forward in continuous improvement. Now, we can really focus on providing the highest quality of care so our patients living with complex medical needs can live their best lives.”
Ranken Jordan has three years from the date of its accreditation to achieve compliance with ISO 9001, the world’s most trusted quality management system used by performance-driven organizations around the world to advance their quality and sustainability objectives.
“We have taken an entirely different approach to accreditation, and hospitals are really responding,” says DNV Healthcare USA Inc. President Kelly Proctor. “Since accreditation is a must-have credential for just about every hospital in this country, why not make it more valuable, and get more out of it? That’s where ISO 9001 comes into play and turns the typical get-your-ticket-punched accreditation exercise into a quality transformation.”
DNV’s accreditation program, called NIAHO® (Integrated Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations), involves annual hospital surveys – instead of every three years – and encourages hospitals to openly share information across departments and to discover improvements in clinical workflows and safety protocols.
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