Accreditation

William Bee Ririe Hospital and Clinic, demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)-national standards for health care quality and safety, has earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval.

The William Bee Ririe Hospital & Rural Health Clinic JCAHO accreditation demonstrates our committment to quality patient care and patient safety.  "We view obtaining and continuing JCAHO accreditation as another step toward excellence," William Bee Ririe's Chief Executive Officer and Administrator, Jan Jensen, R. N., said.

The public can access Quality Reports from the Quality Check section of the Joint Commission website, www.jcaho.org or by going directly to www.qualitycheck.org.  The Joint Commission has released the Quality Reports publicly as of July 15, 2004. 

Anyone who has concerns about patient care and safety that have not been addressed through the patient complaint systems process or hospital's management, is encouraged to contact the Joint Commission's Office of Quality Monitoring to report any concerns or register complains about a Joint Commission-accredited health care organization by either calling 1-800-994-6610 or e-mailing complaint@jointcommission.org.

WBRH/RHC gets accredited by JCAHO

(August  2008)

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has been accrediting hospitals for more than 50 years.  In 2001 the Critical Access Hospital Accreditation Program was introduced.  Joint Commission accreditation is a nation-wide seal of approval that indicates organizations meet high performance standards.

Joint Commission accreditation helps hospitals improve performance, raise the level of patient care and demonstrate accountability in the rapidly changing health care marketplace.  This accreditation is most positive for William Bee Ririe Critical Access Hospital and Rural Health Clinic and indicates the dedication and efforts of the entire staff in providing a high quality of patient care and patient safety.

"We are one of a very few small hospitals that are accredited by JCAHO in Nevada," a hospital spokesman said.  "This community should be extremely proud of their hospital.  Congratulations for a job well done.  Many thanks and appreciation goes out to the entire hospital and clinic staff," the spokesman added. 

 

William Bee Ririe Has the Only CAP Accredited Hospital Laboratory in Rural Nevada

The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program is an internationally recognized program and the only one of its kind that utilizes teams of practicing laboratory professionals as inspectors. Designed to go well beyond regulatory compliance, the program helps laboratories achieve the highest standards of excellence to positively impact patient care.

The program is based on rigorous accreditation standards that are translated into detailed and focused checklist requirements. The checklists, which provide a quality practice blueprint for laboratories to follow, are used by the inspection teams as a guide to assess the overall management and operation of the laboratory.

The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program meets the needs of a variety of laboratory settings from complex university medical centers to physician office laboratories. The program also covers a complete array of disciplines and testing procedures. Because of its comprehensive nature, CAP accreditation can help achieve a consistently high level of service throughout an institution or healthcare system.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program deeming authority. It is also recognized by the Joint Commission, and can be used to meet many state certification requirements. The CAP also provides laboratory accreditation to forensic urine drug testing and reproductive laboratories. Co-sponsored with the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).

What is an accredited laboratory?

An accredited laboratory is one that is inspected by a private not-for-profit accrediting organization that has been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and its requirements deemed as equivalent to or more stringent than CMS’s regulatory requirements. An approved accrediting organization can inspect a laboratory in lieu of CMS.

What is CAP accreditation?

The goal of the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program is to improve patient safety by advancing the quality of pathology and laboratory services through education, standard setting, and ensuring laboratories meet or exceed regulatory requirements. Upon successful completion o the inspection process, the laboratory is awarded CAP accreditation and becomes part of an exclusive group of more than 7,000 laboratories worldwide that have met the highest standards of excellence.

 

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