Professional Documents
Culture Documents
By: Arjun J N
Intent of the chapter:
• Patients are well informed of the services that an organisation provides.
• This will facilitate in appropriately matching patients with the
organisation’s resources.
• Only those patients who can be cared for by the organisation are admitted
to the organisation.
• Emergency patients receive life-stabilising treatment and are then either
admitted (if resources are available) or transferred appropriately to an
organisation that has the resources to take care of such patients.
• Out-patients who do not match the organization’s resources are similarly
referred to organisations that have the matching resources.
• Patients that match the organisations resources are admitted using a defined process.
• Patients cared for by the organisation undergo an established initial assessment and
periodic and regular reassessments.
• Assessments include planning for utilisation of laboratory and imaging services.
• The laboratory and imaging services are provided by competent staff in a safe
environment for both patients and staff.
• These assessments result in formulation of a definite Care plan.
• Patient care is multidisciplinary in nature and encourages continuity of care through well-
defined transfer and discharge protocols. These protocols include transfer of adequate
information with the patient.
Summary of Standards AAC.
AAC.1. The organisation defines and displays the healthcare services that it
provides.
AAC.2. The organisation has a well-defined registration and admission process.
AAC.3. There is an appropriate mechanism for transfer (in and out) or referral
of patients.
AAC.4. Patients cared for by the organisation undergo an established initial
assessment.
AAC.5. Patients cared for by the organisation undergo a regular reassessment.
AAC.6. Laboratory services are provided as per the scope of services of the
organisation.
AAC.7. There is an established laboratory quality assurance programme.
AAC.8. There is an established laboratory safety programme.
AAC.9. Imaging services are provided as per the scope of services of the
organisation.
AAC.10. There is an established quality assurance programme for imaging
services.
AAC.11. There is an established safety programme in the imaging services.
AAC.12. Patient care is continuous and multidisciplinary in nature.
AAC.13. The organisation has a documented discharge process.
AAC.14. Organisation defines the content of the discharge summary.