Nov 9, 2016 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
For many years, TJC has had a process whereby an organization can request to “clarify” a survey finding. The clarification process is used when the organization believes that it was actually in compliance with the applicable standard at the time of the survey and thus...
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Oct 12, 2016 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations
Many substance abuse programs across the country operate sober living houses as part of their continuum of care. A sober living house is commonly defined as an alcohol and drug free living environment for individuals attempting to maintain abstinence from alcohol and...
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Jul 15, 2016 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, CMS Regulations, Survey ReadinessHospitals
If you are a psychiatric hospital using TJC accreditation for deemed status, you know that TJC recently implemented some significant changes to its survey process and scoring methodology. These include closer scrutiny of the two Special Conditions of Participation...
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May 15, 2016 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
In recent newsletters, we’ve been keeping you updated on changes to the scoring methodology and survey process for psychiatric hospitals that use TJC accreditation for deemed status. (See our March and April newsletters.) As previously discussed, the changes to the...
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Apr 12, 2016 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, CMS Regulations, Deemed Status, Survey ReadinessHospitals
As reported in our March newsletter, significant changes are occurring to the TJC accreditation process for psychiatric hospitals. TJC recently sent an email to all psychiatric hospitals that use accreditation for deemed status. It outlined the changes to survey...
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