Substance Abuse Program Accreditation Guide

Dr. Feetham has held clinical, research and leadership positions in academia, health systems (Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC), the Federal government (US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Nursing Research (Deputy Director and Chief of the Office of Science Policy, Planning and Analysis) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Her career has focused on health care to families and underserved populations and health policy.

This practical guidebook is designed to support staff and administrators of substance abuse treatment programmes in their efforts to comply with the 1995 complete revision of accreditation standards by the Joint Commission on Accreditation on Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), in the United States. The new standards encompass a broad scope of areas from patient care to organizational elements. The authors thoroughly explain the accreditation standards, offer clear suggestions for programmes and centres to meet those standards, and illustrate specifically what happens in the accreditation process.

PART ONE: PATIENT-FOCUSED FUNCTIONSPatient Rights, Responsibilities and Organizational Ethics - Elizabeth D Brown, Stephen A Maisto and Karen Boies-HickmanContinuum of Care - Elizabeth D Brown and Karen Boies-HickmanAssessment of Patients - John Gillick et alCare of Patients - Elizabeth D Brown et alEducation - Elizabeth D Brown, Stephen A Maisto and Karen Boies-HickmanPART TWO: ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONSImproving Organizational Performance - Timothy J O¿Farrell et alLeadership - Elizabeth D Brown et alManagement of the Environment of Care - Elizabeth D Brown and Stephen A MaistoManagement of Human Resources - Elizabeth D Brown and Paul P BlockManagement of Information - Elizabeth D Brown and Stephen F GibsonSurveillance, Prevention, and Control of Infection - Robert G Hallett, Elizabeth D Brown and Karen Boies-HickmanPART THREE: PULLING IT TOGETHERThe Human Side of Preparing for the Accreditation Visit - Sigmund Hough and Elizabeth D Brown