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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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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Nov 5, 2024 by Barrins & Associates
42 CFR Part 2, ACHC, Breach Notifications, CARF, Certification, CIHQ, CMS, consent, Counseling, data, DNV, Healthcare, HHS, HIT, Integration, OCR, Patient Notices, Patient Rights, Privacy Notices, Public Health, Record, Safe Harbor, SAMHSA, Social Current (COA), State Agencies, Substance Abuse, SUD, TJCBH Organizations, Hospitals
Recent changes to 42 CFR Part 2 were finalized in February 2024 and align the confidentiality regulations for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) records with HIPAA and the HITECH Act. These changes focus on improving care coordination and reducing regulatory burdens for...
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Oct 14, 2024 by Barrins & Associates
ACHC, Behavioral Health Care, CARF, CIHQ, CMS, DNV, FMEA, Proactive Risk Assessment, Psychiatric Hospitals, Social Current, State Agencies, TJCBH Organizations, Hospitals
In any healthcare setting, particularly in psychiatric hospitals and community behavioral health care environments, identifying and mitigating risks before they lead to adverse outcomes is crucial. Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a proactive risk...
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