Research on quality standard of JCI hospital in China and the United States

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of traditional Chinese medicine and the United States trade development agency signed an agreement in Beijing The two sides agreed to jointly carry out the clinical quality monitoring research project of the hospital this year The United States Trade Development Agency will provide funds for the research The research will focus on the three functional areas of the hospital - medical monitoring, infection control and drug management, in order to use information technology for efficient quality management of medical institutions The research will mainly take Guangdong Hospital of traditional Chinese medicine as a reference point, and ibm-jci team will collect information together to evaluate the understanding of hospital principals on quality and the acceptance of the process standardization of the above three functional areas IBM will also use this to evaluate the technical capabilities of the hospital Finally, according to JCI and the evaluation report of the pilot TCM hospital before market development, it is an important reference for the establishment of TCM hospital quality management framework and relevant standards JCI is a subsidiary of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of healthcare organizations (JCAHO) for accreditation of medical institutions outside the United States JCI standard is a recognized medical service standard in the world, which represents the highest level of hospital service and hospital management, and is also a certification mode recognized by the World Health Organization It is regarded as the "pass" for medical institutions to go to the international market and participate in international competition under the trend of globalization In late October 2012, after investigating Guangdong traditional Chinese medicine hospital, JCI experts agreed that the management level of the hospital is no less than that of the world-class medical institutions A lot of work done by the hospital in terms of patient medical quality and medical safety has reached or even exceeded the relevant JCI standards They were impressed by the hospital's health culture They visited many hospitals around the world Not every hospital's staff was as enthusiastic about their work as the staff of Guangdong traditional Chinese medicine hospital After that, both sides extended the "olive branch" of cooperation and said that they would carry out further exchanges and cooperation in the research on the applicability of JCI standards to medical institutions of traditional Chinese medicine In May 2013, after consultation between relevant departments of China and the United States, JCI and IBM of the United States jointly proposed a research project to the United States Trade Development Agency to establish an effective and immediate hospital quality management monitoring system "This cooperation project is at the national level and has been included in the specific projects of the 2013 China US strategic and economic dialogue, which is of great significance It is an important way for TCM hospitals to seek international development to optimize hospital management process, improve medical environment, continuously improve medical service level and ensure patients' safety by referring to JCI international standards " Chen dacan, President of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of traditional Chinese medicine, stressed that "the joint development of clinical quality monitoring research projects between China and the United States will, on the one hand, be conducive to strengthening hospital quality management through information technology, real-time monitoring and evaluation of medical service quality and effective management of patient safety; on the other hand, it will establish relevant international standards for various services of traditional Chinese medicine medical institutions, so as to expand The influence of traditional Chinese medicine lays the foundation " On the same day, Chen dacan and Geoffrey Jackson, director of the East Asia region of the United States Trade Development Agency, signed the agreement as representatives of the two sides Wang Xiaopin, director of the International Cooperation Department of the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine, and val Huston, counsellor of the commercial office of the United States Embassy in China, signed the agreement as witnesses of the two sides.