In recent newsletters, we’ve been keeping you updated on changes to the scoring methodology and survey process for psychiatric hospitals that use TJC accreditation for deemed status. (See our March and April newsletters.) As previously discussed, the changes to the...
read moreAs reported in our March newsletter, significant changes are occurring to the TJC accreditation process for psychiatric hospitals. TJC recently sent an email to all psychiatric hospitals that use accreditation for deemed status. It outlined the changes to survey...
read moreDuring recent consultations, we’ve noticed that some organizations haven’t updated their sentinel event policy to include all the current TJC requirements. So, the following is a recap of TJC requirements related to sentinel events. In 2013, TJC expanded its Sentinel...
read moreIf you are a psychiatric hospital that uses TJC accreditation for deemed status, you probably received an email communication recently from TJC entitled “Important Update on The Joint Commission Accreditation Process for Psychiatric Hospitals.” This notification...
read moreIn working with our psychiatric hospital clients, we have noted a standard in the Hospital manual which sometimes gets overlooked. That standard is PC.02.01.19 in the Provision of Care chapter: “The hospital recognizes and responds to changes in a patient’s...
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