For those of you who have organizations and programs surveyed under TJC’s Behavioral Health Care manual, remember there are new requirements effective January 1, 2018, now being surveyed by the BH surveyors. We’ve discussed these in past issues and are summarizing...
read moreWe were pleased to once again attend the TJC Consultants Forum last month at their headquarters in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. The meeting is an annual invitational event and there were 12 consulting firms represented. We heard several informative updates on TJC...
read moreBe prepared for increased scrutiny and more stringent scoring of hand hygiene compliance during your next TJC survey. Effective January 1, 2018, if a surveyor observes an individual staff person failing to perform hand hygiene during direct patient care, this single...
read moreTJC’s new pain management standards are effective January 1, 2018, for all hospitals including psychiatric hospitals. As the 2018 surveys unfold, we expect to see significant emphasis on these new requirements. The following is a summary of key...
read moreA significant topic of interest at the annual TJC Behavioral Healthcare Conference in Chicago this month was the new requirements going into effect in January 2018 related to outcomes measurement. These requirements apply to organizations and programs surveyed under...
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