Are you ready for the new Joint Commission requirements effective July 1, 2019 for suicide risk assessment? TJC has revised National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 15.01.01. There are seven new and revised elements of performance. We covered this topic in previous posts...
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Heads up for behavioral healthcare organizations surveyed under the Behavioral Health Care standards! TJC just issued an important clarification on revised National Patient Safety Goal 15.01.01 for non-inpatient BH settings. Revised NPSG.15.01.01 The revised National...
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Have you seen The Joint Commission’s latest FAQs on ligature risks? In January, TJC published three new FAQs on this topic. One is particularly noteworthy since it involves somewhat of an easing of TJC’s original position. So, let’s cover that one first. Ligature...
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Is your organization ready for the revised NPSG.15.01.01 effective July 1, 2019? There are new and expanded requirements you’ll need to address. We reviewed these in our recent post NPSG.15.01.01: Changes Coming in 2019. This month, we’re responding to questions from...
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A new study provides the first data driven estimate of the number of suicides in hospitals in the U.S. The study – “Incidence and Method of Suicide in Hospitals in the U.S.”– analyzed national data sets to establish an evidence based estimate of suicides in hospitals...
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