Home care practice organization

Standard-setting organizations also publish texts for use by individuals or organizations seeking compliance with a particular set of industry standards or best practices. For example, the JCAHO publishes an annual accreditation manual for several health care settings, including hospitals, laboratories, and long-term care, ambulatory care, home care, and behavioral health care facilities. The ASHP publishes its positions and best practices in the Best Practices for Health-System Pharmacy Positions and Practice Standards of ASHP. ... 

Residency programs last one to two years. The typical training site is a practice setting such as an academic health center, a community pharmacy, a managed care organization, a skilled nursing facility, or a home health care agency. 

A promising powerful new perspective on health care improvement is that the health of the community is the litmus test for patient safety. Because patients pass only briefly through episodes of care in acute care facilities, the quality of outpatient care and the safety of patients in their homes may be a more comprehensive lens through which to view the quality of care. Leaders beginning the journey can contact leading-edge patient safety organizations, as they are pleased to share their best practices, their successes, and their failures. 

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