Behavioral health professionals don’t enter the field because they enjoy documentation. They enter because they want to help people. Yet one of the most common issues Barrins consultants continue to observe during mock surveys and accreditation assessments has...
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Budget season is almost upon us, and it is one of the few times each year when behavioral health leaders can step back from day-to-day operations and decide where to invest limited resources. Sometimes, accreditation survey readiness doesn’t always make the...
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Every accreditation survey provides valuable insight into where behavioral health organizations continue to struggle. In the June issue of JC News, the Joint Commission highlights several behavioral health standards that continue to receive the highest-risk survey...
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Every patient complaint tells a story. Sometimes it’s about poor communication. Sometimes it’s a delay in care, confusion about treatment, or concerns over safety. While an individual grievance may seem isolated, a pattern of grievances often reveals...
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The most expensive compliance problem in healthcare construction is the one discovered after the building is complete. Every healthcare construction project progresses through three critical design phases: Schematic Design (SD), Design Development (DD), and...
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