Sep 20, 2018 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionHospitals
You just received the TJC survey report for your hospital. You have two Condition-Level Deficiencies, and you’re getting a follow-up survey in 45 days. Of course, you’ll develop your Joing Commission corrective action plans and implement the needed fixes. But your...
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Sep 12, 2018 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey ReadinessBH Organizations, Hospitals
Did you know Dr. Mark Chassin, President and CEO of The Joint Commission, recently sent a letter to CEOs of accredited organizations about four areas surveyors will closely scrutinize during Joint Commission surveys? The June 19 letter identifies “four high-risk areas...
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Feb 14, 2018 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, CMS Regulations, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
We were pleased to once again attend the TJC Consultants Forum last month at their headquarters in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. The meeting is an annual invitational event and there were 12 consulting firms represented. We heard several informative updates on TJC...
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May 12, 2017 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionHospitals
Psychiatric hospitals that use TJC accreditation for CMS deemed status were the first organizations to experience the SAFER (Survey Analysis for Evaluating Risk) methodology starting in June 2016. TJC recently published six months of compliance data for these...
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Mar 13, 2017 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations
Here’s some news and updates to keep you informed on what’s going on in the BHC Accreditation Program: New Executive Director Julia Finken, BSN, MBA, CPHQ, CSSBB is the new Executive Director of Behavioral Health Care and Psychiatric Hospital Accreditation for TJC....
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