TJC and CMS News for the Behavioral Healthcare Industry
January 2019
In This Issue:

Greetings to Our Colleagues in Behavioral Healthcare!
Happy 2019 to all of you!
 
This month, we're very proud to commence our 20th year serving the behavioral healthcare industry. How time flies (and, yes, we've been having fun!) We've now worked with nearly 350 organizations nationwide and are very gratified with the relationships we've forged with our clients!

We pledge to continue to support your regulatory compliance efforts this year.
 
With that goal in mind, we're providing information this month on the 2018 Survey Outcomes for psychiatric hospitals and behavioral healthcare organizations. Take a look and see how your results compare with your colleagues nationwide.

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! Also, feel free to to your colleagues.

Best regards for a happy, healthy, and fulfilling 2019!

Anne Barrins
President/CEO
Trend for "Early Surveys" Continues

We're continuing to see many organizations experiencing their triennial TJC surveys a few months ahead of their 3 year anniversary.   Contact us now
to schedule your mock survey so you have ample time to implement your action plan and be fully prepared for your survey!
 
1-877-546-7206
Tip of the Month
Expecting a TJC survey in 2019? If so, be sure to use the new 2019 TJC Survey Activity Guide for your survey preparation. It has all the updated information about documents, interviews, and the survey process for 2019. It's available on your Joint Commission Connect extranet site and is an invaluable resource for survey readiness.
Why Choose
Barrins & Associates?

"We recently used Barrins & Associates for a ligature risk consultation for our behavioral health programs. Our consultant was just outstanding! So thorough and knowledgeable in his field. We were extremely satisfied with every aspect of the consultation. I would highly recommend Barrins & Associates to anyone seeking a top notch consultation on addressing TJC ligature risk requirements for behavioral health settings."

Ingrid Connerney, DrPH, RN
Vice President and Chief Quality Officer
Cheverly, MD
TJC SURVEY OUTCOMES: 
UPDATE ON 2018 TRENDS FOR PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
So, you survived your latest TJC survey! You'll tackle your deficiencies and maybe prepare for a follow-up survey. But you're curious how your results compare to other organizations. TJC recently shared updated aggregate data with members of the Consultants Forum. It's pretty informative. So, we'll summarize the data and cut to the key takeaway points ...
TJC SURVEY OUTCOMES:
UPDATE ON 2018 TRENDS FOR 
BH ORGANIZATIONS

In our last post, TJC Survey Outcomes: Update on 2018 Trends, we gave you the scoop on the 2018 survey outcomes for psychiatric hospitals. This time, we're sharing similar data for behavioral healthcare organizations surveyed under the Behavioral Healthcare Standards manual.  Take a look and see how your survey outcomes compare with other behavioral healthcare providers across the country.
NEW CLIENTs
Barrins & Associates is pleased to welcome three new clients:
North Spring Behavioral Healthcare  in Leesburg, VA;  Rainier Springs in Vancouver, Washington and  University of Maryland Medical System - Capital Region Health in Cheverly, MD .   We are pleased to be working with these organizations on regulatory readiness!
CONGRATULATIONS CORNER
Congratulations to our clients,  CenterPointe Hospital Columbia  in Columbia, Missouri, and   Rainier Springs in Vancouver, Washington,  on achieving the gold standard of TJC accreditation!
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.