Oct 24, 2025 by Barrins & Associates
CMS, Joint Commission, SAMHSA, Sentinel EventsBH Organizations, Hospitals
Prefer Video? Video (6 min) Prefer a Podcast? Podcast (6 min) In today’s demanding behavioral health care landscape, resilience has evolved from a desirable trait into a core operational competency. For leaders of Community Behavioral Health (CBH) agencies and...
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Sep 13, 2025 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Accreditation 360, Behavioral Health Care, Joint Commission, Survey ReadinessBH Organizations
Community behavioral health providers face a growing challenge: not just delivering care under resource constraints, but proving its impact. Measuring outcomes has long been standard in physical health—blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol—but in behavioral health,...
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Sep 9, 2025 by Barrins & Associates
Adverse Decision, CMS, Immediate Jeopardy, Joint Commission, Joint Commission surveys, Psychiatric Hospitals, Survey ReadinessHospitals
Imagine the scrutiny a facility faces after a patient’s death. When this happens, surveyors cite serious threats to patient safety—including the frequency of checks for patients in seclusion and the safety of the seclusion space—leading to a preliminary denial...
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Aug 19, 2025 by Barrins & Associates
ACHC, CARF, Compliance, Joint CommissionBH Organizations
Telehealth has moved far beyond its pandemic-era roots. Today, it’s not just an option, it’s a necessity. For community-based behavioral health providers, virtual care has expanded access, reduced no-shows, and brought services to patients who might...
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Jan 20, 2025 by Barrins & Associates
behavioral health and human services, corrective action, ESC, Evidence of Standards compliance, Joint Commission, Patient, patient impact, policies and procedures, psychiatric, psychiatric evaluation, psychiatric hospital, staff training, SurveyBH Organizations, Hospitals
Upon completion of a psychiatric hospital or behavioral health and human services Joint Commission survey, organizations receive a final report of findings approximately 10 business days after the survey’s conclusion. This report outlines areas requiring...
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