This book has all non-clinical chapters, as for all clinical chapters I will be publishing the second book soon. These standards should be used by all healthcare service leaders in hospital commissioning, operations, quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.

This textbook is divided in to eight units as follows: Unit 1: Operating Suite; Unit 2: Education and Training; Unit 3: Holding Area/ Receiving Area; Unit 4: Peri-Operative Care: Unit 4: Care of Patients; Unit 5: Post-Operative; Unit 6: Communication; Unit 7: Safety in Operating Rooms; Unit 8: Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)/ Recovery Room (RR). This text book is a very unique guide to implement the national and international healthcare accreditation standards in the Operating Rooms and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit for providing the best quality healthcare services for the excellent outcomes and patient safety.

The Medical Staff Handbook is the completely updated edition that provides an in-depth explanation of Joint Commission standards that address all medical staff issues, including the recently revised MS.01.01.01 standard. This reliable one-stop resource provides information on the credentialing, privileging, and appointment processes for hospital practitioners. The Medical Staff Handbook also includes the following: * An appendix with all Joint Commission Medical Staff standards, rationale, elements of performance, and scoring information * Complete coverage of medical staff bylaws and other areas affected by the revised MS.01.01.01 standard * Thorough interpretation of all Joint Commission standards related to the medical staff * Tips for developing new medical staff processes and improving existing processes for appointment and reappointment * Sample documents, practical strategies, and detailed examples to help readers understand and comply with the Medical Staff standards