Advantagesof Policy

ManagementSoftware

Top Ten Reasons WhyHospitals Should

Utilize PolicyManagement Software

1)Reason

The ability to restrict access to documents,and to grant permissions to edit, review, and

approve policies and procedures based on useraccess privileges.

2)Reason

Enforcement of templates and styles on policies toguide authors to maintain your healthcare facilitybrand and associate specific regulatory obligations

with the document.

3)Reason

The consistent and accountable workflow canimprove the efficiency in creating, reviewing, andapproving policy documents, and track all tasks

with full audit trails on who did what and when tothe document.

4)Reason

Version Control: Prevent out-of-date, non-standardized, duplicate and poorly written policies

and procedures. Healthcare organizations also avoidending up with policies scattered on different

internal websites and file shares, with no audit andarchival trails.

5)Reason

Reduce the time required to manage policies andprocedures by 70%-80%. A software platform can help

healthcare organizations manage the lifecycle ofdocuments through automated communication tools,

assessment, monitoring, tracking and reporting ofrelated activities.

6)Reason

A policy management software withcollaboration and sharing features is a great toolto break down barriers for managing and sharing

content among coworkers or within specificgroups.

7)Reason

Enhanced Compliance: Improve complianceby employees with hospital policies and

procedures by more than 600%.

8)Reason

Centralized Documents: All relevant policies,procedures, protocols and guidelines are stored in one

location and readily accessible for your employees.Another benefit of centralization of documents is in

avoiding distribution, copying, printing, binding costs,which are commonly associated with manually

controlled systems.

9)Reason

Limit liability and risk exposure from ineffectivepolicy management. This can aid in decreasing

the risk exposure pools managed by self-insuredentities.

10)Reason

Accreditation Readiness: The ability to crosswalk and linkpolicies and procedures to related regulatory requirements

and accreditation standards (i.e. The Joint Commission,DNV, CMS, AAAHC, etc.), state and national health

requirements, established risk mitigation initiatives andcontrols, and provide a compressive view of policies as

they relate to governance, risk management andcompliance.

Hospital Executives and StaffEndorse Policy Management

Software

Still unsure as to whether or not a policy managementsoftware could benefit your hospital? If we, let’s take a

look at your current situation and needs and see if itmakes sense for your organization. Just contact our team

to schedule a demonstration.

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