Aug 22, 2018 by Barrins & Associates
Standards Compliance, Survey ReadinessBH Organizations
Are you a behavioral healthcare organization or a behavioral healthcare program within a hospital that is surveyed under TJC’s Behavioral Healthcare standards? If so, you should have updated your nutrition screening tool by now to comply with the new 2018...
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Aug 15, 2018 by Barrins & Associates
Infection Control, Standards Compliance, Survey ReadinessHospitals
Infection control issues are high on The Joint Commissionâs radar these days. While psychiatric hospitals and behavioral health organizations admittedly do not have the same types of infection control challenges as med/surg hospitals, there are...
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Aug 7, 2018 by Barrins & Associates
Standards Compliance, Survey ReadinessBH Organizations
As we track survey results for our clients, we are seeing a recent trend related to trauma assessment and want to make you aware of it. The Joint Commission standard on trauma assessment is in the Behavioral Health manual. It’s standard CTS.02.02.05: “The...
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Jul 2, 2018 by Barrins & Associates
CMS Regulations, Deemed Status, Survey ReadinessHospitals
Are you a psychiatric hospital that uses your Joint Commission accreditation for deemed status to satisfy Medicare certification requirements? If so, there’s an important new TJC Accreditation Participation Requirement for you to be aware of. Effective July 1, 2018,...
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Jun 19, 2018 by Barrins & Associates
CMS Regulations, Deemed Status, Survey ReadinessHospitals
As we know, TJC has deeming authority from CMS for both acute care hospitals and psychiatric hospitals. As part of its oversight of TJC’s deemed status survey process, CMS conducts validation surveys to assess TJC’s performance in evaluating a hospital’s compliance...
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