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Beyond the Wait: Compassionate and Compliant ED Boarding of Psychiatric Patients

Apr 10, 2025 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, aggression or violence, behavioral health environmental risk assessment, CARF, COA, confidentiality, design modifications, environmental controls, environmental safety risks, facility safety, Intensive Outpatient Programs, IOP, JC, manage physical environment risks, medicatin eerors, mitigation strategies, outpatient behavioral health settings, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHPs), quality improvement, risk management, safety planning, self-harm, Social Current (COA), staff training, SuicideBH Organizations, Hospitals

Emergency departments are often the first—and sometimes only—point of access for individuals in psychiatric crises. But when inpatient psychiatric beds, crisis services, or outpatient programs are unavailable, patients may wait in the emergency department (ED) for...

The Crucial Role of Accreditation and Regulatory Support After a CEO Transition

Feb 11, 2025 by Barrins & Associates
accountability, Accreditation, best practices, CARF, CIHQ ACHC, client, Compliance, compliance baseline, deficiencies, DNV, engage leaders, Evidence-Based, legal mandates, metrics, morale, noncompliance, operational efficiency, Patient, performance, psychiatric hospital, quality improvement, reduce waste, Regulatory, resilience, safety culture, Social Current (COA), State Agencies, surveysBH Organizations, Hospitals

A CEO transition is a pivotal moment for any psychiatric hospital, behavioral health, or human services organization. In healthcare, this leadership change can ripple through all facets of the institution, including the critical areas of accreditation and regulatory...

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