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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Aug 7, 2025 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, ACHC, SAMHSA, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations
The U.S. mental health crisis is placing unprecedented strain on emergency departments (EDs). Yet traditional EDs are ill-equipped for patients in acute psychiatric distress—leading to delays in care, increased safety risks, and long boarding times. According to the...
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Jun 12, 2025 by Barrins & Associates
behavioral health and human services, Behavioral Health Organizations, Compliance, Emergancy Management Chapter, Emergency Management Standards, emergency preparedness drills, environmental hygiene practices, gap analysis, infection prevention, Joint Commission Revisions, MOUD, Opioid Treatment Programs, Psychiatric Hospitals, R3 Report, Revised Accreditation Participation Requirements, Revised Infection Control Standards, SAMHSA, staff competencies, staff training, surveillance protocolsBH Organizations, Hospitals
The pace of change from The Joint Commission has accelerated markedly this year. With a wave of new and revised standards introduced in quick succession, These revisions signal a significant transformation in how behavioral health organizations and psychiatric...
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Feb 4, 2025 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, adverse decisions, best practices, budgets, CARF, CIHQ ACHC, Compliance, cost avoidence, DNV, ehnhances care, electronic health record, engage staff, errors, improve efficiency, improvement, Integration, mitigates risk, mock surveys, operational efficiency, optimizing resource allocation, Patient, psychiatric hospital, Regulatory, return on investiment, ROI, SAMHSA, Social Current (COA), State Agencies, strategic, streamline operations, streamline workflowsBH Organizations, Hospitals
For over 25 years, Barrins & Associates has partnered with psychiatric hospitals and behavioral health and human services providers, guiding them through the complex terrain of accreditation and compliance. With expertise spanning more than 350 organizations...
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Nov 20, 2024 by Barrins & Associates
ACHC, CARF, CIHQ, CMS, DNV, SAMHSA, Social Current (COA), State Agencies, TJCBH Organizations, Hospitals
The Joint Commission recently published Sentinel Event Alert #69 “Environmental disasters: Preparing to safely evacuate or shelter in place,” emphasizing the need for U.S. healthcare facilities to prepare for environmental disasters like hurricanes, wildfires, and...
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