Oct 30, 2020 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Medical Staff, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
As we head into 2021, watch for a more consistent surveyor approach to the Joint Commission Credentialing & Privileging Tracer. In the past, this session has been somewhat surveyor dependent and, thus, has varied in its level of scrutiny. Seems...
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Oct 15, 2020 by Barrins & Associates
Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
There’s a valuable resource you should know about on your TJC Connect extranet site. It’s the Joint Commission Heads-Up Report. You’ll find it under the Resources & Tools section. Joint Commission Heads-Up Reports TJC produces these reports quarterly for all...
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Oct 5, 2020 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
Some of our clients are “back in the saddle again” in terms of onsite Joint Commission surveys. For example, we had several clients undergo their onsite triennial surveys last month. So, what are surveys like these days in light of the COVID-19 reality? We got some...
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Sep 10, 2020 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
Have you heard about virtual Joint Commission surveys? TJC began conducting these a few months ago. Theyâre been limited to hospitals applying for initial CMS deemed status and opioid treatment programs. They’ve just recently begun...
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Aug 10, 2020 by Barrins & Associates
Accreditation, Standards Compliance, Survey Readiness, The Joint CommissionBH Organizations, Hospitals
Wondering what types of behavioral health tracers The Joint Commission is conducting as they resume surveys? By “behavioral health tracers” we mean the tracers done in psychiatric hospitals, behavioral health organizations, and psychiatric units of med/surg hospitals....
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