Greetings to Our Colleagues in Behavioral Healthcare!
Now that summer has reached its peak, we trust many of you are taking some well-deserved vacation. Our goal is to keep you informed even in this more leisurely season.
This month, we're providing information on two new FAQs from TJC regarding suicide risk reduction requirements. We're also continuing our series on Survey Management Strategies with coverage of the Medical Staff Credentialing and Privileging Session.
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.
Enjoy the rest of your summer and we'll be back in touch with our September newsletter.
Regards,
Anne Barrins
President/CEO
Expecting Your TJC Survey Within the Next Year?
Get ready for intense focus on the new suicide risk reduction requirements.
Our mock surveys include technical assistance on best strategies for meeting the new requirements. Contact usnow to schedule your mock survey. We'll put our expertise to work for you and your team!
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Tip of the Month
Are you working on the new July 1 requirements for the National Patient Safety Goal on Suicide Risk Reduction? Check out the
TJC Suicide Prevention Portal on the TJC website. It's full of excellent tools and resources on suicide risk reduction.
Why Choose Barrins & Associates?
"We've used Barrins & Associates for both CMS and TJC mock surveys for our hospital. They've done an outstanding job of preparing us for both. Our last TJC survey was two months early. But there were no surprises - thanks to the exhaustive review done by the Barrins & Associates team. They are top notch in the industry!"
Have you seen The Joint Commission's two new FAQs on suicide risk reduction? The first one relates to monitoring of patients at high risk for suicide. The second FAQ clarifies the requirement for self-closing and self-locking doors. Both are critically important.
Get the details below so you can be in full compliance ...
Third in our series on TJC Survey Management Strategies
Don't think you can fly on auto-pilot for the TJC Medical Staff Credentialing & Privileging Session. Yes, it's been a standard part of hospital surveys for a long time. Yet, we still see a significant number of survey findings in the Medical Staff chapter for many organizations. And, recently, even some Condition Level Deficiencies.
So, what are the current high focus areas for Medical Staff Credentialing & Privileging? And the common compliance challenges? Let's review those and help you get prepared for this session ...
Barrins & Associates is pleased to welcome two new clients:
Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare Hospital in Columbus, OH and Landmark Recovery in Louisville, KY. We're pleased to be working with these organizations on continuous 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.
