2021 Comprehensive Certification Manual for Disease-Specific Care Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781635851694 ISBN-10: 1635851696 Copyright: 2020 Edition: 1st Author: The Joint Commission, Doody's Expert Review    Score: 100 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Jill Massengale,  DNP  (James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital) Description As the premier accrediting body for healthcare facilities, the Joint Commission (TJC) provides guidance regarding standards for disease-specific care. This manual updates the previous version published in 2019. The text is formatted in a manner to facilitate navigation. It is tabbed for quick access to disease-specific sections. Each section is laid out similarly providing continuity throughout the manual. Purpose TJC certifies healthcare facilities' clinical care in disease-specific programs. This manual addresses the care of defined populations in various settings and the requirements for certification in the care of each population. Additionally, the text highlights changes made from the previous versions. Audience Hospital administrators, quality managers, healthcare management, and direct care staff alike can glean insightful information from this manual. It is intended to encompass the totality of care for designated disease states, and it does so readily. As the certifying body, TJC is recognized as the foremost authority on disease-specific care. This authority is upheld by TJC's expert members and their distinguished publications as well as their incorporation of standards set forth by relevant professional organizations. Features This book is organized to address the core standards for certification in the beginning of the text, followed by disease-specific standards. Each section is laid out similarly to provide continuity and ease of use. Sections begin with an index and are organized based on the core standards related to the specific disease state. Designing the sections in this manner puts information at the users' fingertips. Assessment Updated guidelines are necessary for those healthcare facilities seeking certification and/or re-certification. TJC provides expert recommendations contributing to high-quality healthcare. This manual continues the cycle of performance improvement so necessary within health care. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? N/A 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. N/A 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. N/A 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book N/A 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.