Mar 16, 2016 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, CMS Regulations, Deemed Status, Survey ReadinessHospitals
If you are a psychiatric hospital that uses TJC accreditation for deemed status, you probably received an email communication recently from TJC entitled “Important Update on The Joint Commission Accreditation Process for Psychiatric Hospitals.” This notification...
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Mar 14, 2016 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
Scheduling of Behavioral Health Surveys Initial Surveys The TJC BH Accreditation Program has seen a significant increase in applications for BH accreditation. In speaking recently with Tracy Collander Executive Director of the BH Accreditiaotn Program, she indicated...
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Feb 16, 2016 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations
Effective July 1, 2016, TJC’s Behavioral Health Care Accreditation Program will include standards for case management services provided to individuals being served in a Housing First program. The new standards are designed to assist individuals with serious mental...
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Jan 15, 2016 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations
The Joint Commission has finalized new requirements for accredited behavioral health organizations that treat individuals with eating disorders. The new requirements go into effect July 1, 2016. They are the result of collaboration between the TJC Behavioral Health...
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Nov 18, 2015 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey ReadinessBH Organizations, Hospitals
As the year winds down, we thought it would be useful to review the top compliance issues encountered by psychiatric hospitals and behavioral healthcare organizations in 2015. However, truth is that the Top Ten list hasn’t changed much and the topics are quite...
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