Proposed Revisions to National Patient Safety Goal on Suicide Risk Assessment
TJC has proposed revisions to the current National
read moreSurvey Findings Related to Ligature Risks
Intense scrutiny on ligature risks continues for inpatient psychiatric units, both in freestanding psychiatric hospitals and inpatient psychiatric units of med/surg hospitals. As the field continues to work toward making these settings ligature resistant, it’s...
read moreUpdate on Surveying of Ligature Risks: CMS Memo, TJC Guidance for Non-Hospital BH Settings
CMS Memo As you are well aware, psychiatric hospitals and inpatient psychiatric units of med/surg hospitals continue to grapple with the challenge of eliminating suicide risks in their environment and how this will be evaluated during TJC surveys. TJC has been working...
read moreGuidance from The Joint Commission Regarding Ligature Risks
The topic of ligature risks in inpatient psychiatric settings has been a significant challenge for the industry over the past several months following TJC’s increased scrutiny of this issue since March 1st. The latest development is that TJC has now published official...
read moreUpdate from TJC BH Conference: Surveying of Ligature Risks
A hot topic at the annual Behavioral Healthcare Conference in Chicago this month was TJC’s update on how they are surveying ligature risks in psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units of med/surg hospitals. As readers know from our newsletter articles and their own...
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