Jan 13, 2026 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation 360, Behavioral Health Care, Joint Commission, Standards ComplianceBH Organizations
In preparation for upcoming accreditation surveys, many community behavioral health leaders are asking the same question: Will surveys look or feel different from 2025? The answer is —- not dramatically! Your 2026 survey will still follow the traditional Behavioral...
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Jan 6, 2026 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation 360, Joint Commission, National Performance Goals, National Performance Safety Goals, Survey Accreditation Guide, Survey Process Guide, Survey ReadinessBH Organizations
What to expect from Accreditation 360? It is now fully in effect, completing a multi-year shift in how the Joint Commission evaluates psychiatric hospitals and distinct psychiatric units. While the framework applies across all hospital types, its impact is most...
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Dec 17, 2025 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation 360, AI Chatbots, CMS, continuity of care, Joint Commission, Process RedesignBH Organizations, Hospitals
As we close 2025, the landscape of behavioral healthcare looks radically different from what it did just twelve months ago. This year, we saw the industry move beyond simple “checklist compliance” toward a model focused on systemic accountability,...
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Sep 13, 2025 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Accreditation 360, Behavioral Health Care, Joint Commission, Survey ReadinessBH Organizations
Community behavioral health providers face a growing challenge: not just delivering care under resource constraints, but proving its impact. Measuring outcomes has long been standard in physical health—blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol—but in behavioral health,...
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