Nov 1, 2021 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations
Does The Joint Commission survey your organization under the Behavioral Health Care Accreditation Program (now formally known as Behavioral Health Care & Human Services Accreditation?) If so, we have important feedback about current high focus areas...
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Oct 13, 2021 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
Get Ready! Effective January 1, 2022, new TJC Performance Improvement Requirements go into effect. They’ll be in both the Hospital Standards PI chapter and the Behavioral Health Standards PI chapter. What’s Changed? The new TJC Performance Improvement Requirements...
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Jul 5, 2021 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
The number of onsite Joint Commission surveys increases each month as we move out of the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2021, TJC scheduled 784 onsite surveys. That’s the highest number since they resumed limited onsite survey activity in June 2020. In March 2021, they...
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May 17, 2021 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
Ever wonder how your survey results stack up against other similar organizations? TJC has made that easier to do with its new SAFER Dashboard. The SAFER Dashboard is a self-serve data analytic tool. It allows organizations to view their survey data and national...
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May 5, 2021 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Deemed Status, The Joint CommissionHospitals
DNV Healthcare is now the second Accrediting Organization (after The Joint Commission) to receive deeming authority from CMS for psychiatric hospitals to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. CMS granted deeming authority to DNV in July 2020. CMS’s...
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