Accreditation
Medical Directions is your partner for medical practice accreditation. We guide you and your practice throughout the whole process. Medical Directions genuinely cares for you and your practice to reach accreditation.
We provide assistance in:
Practice Administration
We look at your triage processes, after hours services, signage and health promotion, home visits, appointment systems, practice fees, how your practice communicates with your patients and patient information brochures.
Practice Management
Human resources including job descriptions, training register, occupational health and safety, practice systems management of health information, confidentiality and privacy of health information.
Safety, Quality Improvement and Education
Here we look at risk management, patient identification, quality improvement activities and training of administration staff.
Management of Health Information
In this section we check content of patient health records, confidentiality, transfer of health information, privacy, electronic information security and access.
Patient Management
Patient management includes health promotion, continuity of comprehensive care, systems for follow up of tests and results, reminder systems, engaging with other services and referrals.
Treatment Room
Infection control, practice equipment, Doctor's bag, safe and quality use of medicines, vaccine potency, perishable materials and healthcare associated infections.
Facilities and Access
Consulting rooms, physical access, office equipment, waiting area, toilets and height adjustable bed.
We will help with all documents that are required to be reviewed.
Medical Directions can also assist with:
Mock survey visits
Policy & Procedure Manual
Computer Security Guidelines manual
Staff training for accreditation
Self assessments
Risk Management assessments
Patient surveys
Review checklist for accreditation
Patient information brochures, posters and newsletters
Emergency procedures and evacuation plans
Practice meetings for accreditation
For further information on Accreditation services please contact Medical Directions
4th Standards (From the RACGP Website)
Practices which choose to become independently accredited against the RACGP Standards are making a clear statement about safety and excellence in healthcare.
For practices wishing to become accredited against the RACGP Standards, there will be a period of grace in the changeover from the 3rd to the 4th edition. This transition period will allow general practices to become familiar with the 4th edition Standards, update practice systems and purchase new equipment as required. It will also provide time for accreditation agencies to update their evaluation systems and train surveyors in the new requirements of the 4th edition Standards.
Transition phases
The transition to using the RACGP Standards for general practices (4th edition) for accreditation purposes will happen gradually over the coming year as follows:
Phase 1 - 10 October 2010 to 30 June 2011: Practices registering for accreditation or commencing the reaccreditation process during this period will be assessed against the 3rd edition Standards. Practices that would prefer to be assessed against the 4th edition Standards during this period should contact their accreditation agency for advice.
Phase 2 - 1 July 2011 to 31 October 2011: During this period practices may elect to be assessed against either the 3rd edition Standards or 4th edition Standards, subject to negotiation with AGPAL or GPA ACCREDITATION plus.
Phase 3 - 1 November 2011: Any practice that registers for accreditation on or after this date, or commences the reaccreditation process on or after this date, must be assessed against the 4th edition Standards. The opportunity to be assessed against the 3rd edition Standards will cease from this date.
Resources
Key Changes from 3rd Standards and 4th Standards
RACGP Computer Security Guidelines