Greetings to Our Colleagues in Behavioral Healthcare!
As our travels take us across the country, we know that weather challenges have abounded. Please hang in there and let's hope for an early spring! Meanwhile, we are keeping you up to date on TJC and CMS initiatives to support your continuous readiness.
In this month's newsletter, our first article provides important information on the latest FAQs from TJC regarding ligature risks and how they're surveyed. Our second article offers feedback from a client about how the topic of a Safety Culture was covered during their recent TJC survey.
We value your feedback on the newsletter. Please send us your comments and tell us what topics you would like to see in future issues. We look forward to hearing from you! And, feel free to to your colleagues.
Be prepared for intense scrutiny of ligature risks and suicide risk assessment on your next TJC survey. Our Patient Safety Consultations cover both the clinical and environmental aspects of patient safety. We help you avoid Condition level findings and improve patient safety within your organization. Contact us now to schedule your consultation!
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Have you seen The Joint Commission's latest FAQs on ligature risks? In January, TJC published three new FAQs on this topic. One is particularly noteworthy since it involves somewhat of an easing of TJC's original position. So, let's cover that one first.
Question: "Are drop ceilings allowed in corridors and common areas on an inpatient psychiatric unit?"...
Wondering how The Joint Commission's emphasis on a culture of safety will impact your survey? We're getting feedback on recent surveys and it's clear this is a top priority for TJC.
TJC is actively promoting the establishment of a culture of safety within its accredited organizations. Reason is that establishing a culture of safety is a linchpin of high reliability organizations ...
Barrins & Associates is pleased to welcome three new clients:
NUWAY in Minneapolis, MN; Kingwood Pines Hospital in Houston, TX; and Wellpath Recovery Solutions headquartered in Nashville, TN.We are pleased to work with these organizations on regulatory readiness!
Barrins & Associates provides Joint Commission and CMS consulting services for the Behavioral Healthcare industry. Our clients include psychiatric hospitals and freestanding Behavioral Healthcare organizations. We specialize in providing Survey Preparation and Continuous Survey Readiness services for the Behavioral Healthcare industry. Barrins & Associates was founded by Anne Barrins who was a Joint Commission surveyor for 13 years.
