Psychiatric hospitals that use TJC accreditation for CMS deemed status were the first organizations to experience the SAFER (Survey Analysis for Evaluating Risk) methodology starting in June 2016. TJC recently published six months of compliance data for these...
read moreAs you know, TJC began surveying to the 2012 edition of the National Fire Protection Life Safety Code in November 2016. Resulting changes to the Environment of Care and Life Safety standards went into effect January 2017. (See the November 2016 issue of TJC...
read moreAs we review survey results for our clients surveyed under TJC’s Behavioral Health standards, we see the issue of psychiatric advance directives (PADs) being cited more frequently so thought it was time for a refresher on this topic. The standard regarding PADs is in...
read moreHere’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...
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