Here’s some news and updates to keep you informed on what’s going on in the BHC Accreditation Program: New Executive Director Julia Finken, BSN, MBA, CPHQ, CSSBB is the new Executive Director of Behavioral Health Care and Psychiatric Hospital Accreditation for TJC....
read moreBe aware there are some revisions coming to the Care, Treatment, and Services chapter of the Behavioral Health Care Manual effective July 1, 2017. One is a fairly substantive addition to treatment planning requirements and the other is a wording clarification...
read moreFrom time to time, we update our readers on standards compliance requirements related to commonly challenging issues we see coming up on surveys. So, take a look at the following and make sure these don’t become survey pitfalls for you: Vaccine Storage TJC agrees with...
read moreTJC has approved revisions to the standard in the Behavioral Health manual related to outcomes measurement. The revisions require BH organizations/programs to assess outcomes of care, treatment or services by using a standardized tool and go into effect January 1,...
read moreIn our October 2016 newsletter, we covered the new TJC requirements on antimicrobial stewardship. Now, it’s clear that TJC is incorporating a significant emphasis on this topic into the 2017 survey process for hospitals. The recently released 2017 Survey Activity...
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