Jul 21, 2015 by Barrins & Associates
Human Resources, Standards Compliance, Survey ReadinessBH Organizations, Hospitals
“How do you know this clinician is competent to run these groups?” That was the question asked by the nurse surveyor during the Human Resources interview on a psychiatric hospital survey. She was reviewing the file of an inpatient therapist who was a licensed clinical...
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Mar 20, 2015 by Barrins & Associates
Human Resources, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations
More Q&A on the New BH Human Resources Management Chapter As reported in earlier editions of our newsletter, the standards in the new Human Resources Management chapter in the 2015 Behavioral Health Care manual went into effect on January 1. Since then, many...
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Nov 21, 2014 by Barrins & Associates
Human Resources, Standards Compliance, Survey ReadinessTJC & CMS News Blog
As reported in our October newsletter, there are revisions to the standards in the Behavioral Health Human Resources chapter (effective January 2015) that will make the process for “credentialing and privileging” of licensed independent practitioners...
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Oct 14, 2014 by Barrins & Associates
Human Resources, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations
At the TJC Annual Behavioral Health Conference in Chicago last week, a key presentation focused on the revisions to the Human Resources chapter in the Behavioral Health Manual that go into effect on January 1, 2015. So, what are the changes and what do you need to do...
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May 21, 2014 by Barrins & Associates
Human Resources, Standards Compliance, Survey ReadinessBH Organizations, Hospitals
During surveys of both psychiatric hospitals and behavioral health organizations, issues continue to arise around how the organization is assessing the competence of its clinical staff. We have seen several survey findings for organizations not clearly defining...
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