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

Greetings to Our Colleagues in Behavioral Healthcare!
We hope the fabulous colors of fall have reached your part of the country and you're enjoying the cooler weather!
 
This month, we're providing information on trends in TJC survey findings for 2019. We're also bringing you feedback from the field on how TJC is surveying compliance with the new requirements for NPSG 15 on Suicide Risk Reduction.
 
In addition, we have an important announcement welcoming Lee Fraser as a new associate on our consulting team.
 
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.

Best regards and enjoy the fall season in your part of the country!

Anne Barrins
President/CEO
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Tip of the Month
Heads up! TJC surveyors are zeroing in on dietary and food services. We're seeing tracers that cover nutrition consults, diet orders, and qualifications of the Dietary Dept. as well as the cleanliness of the kitchen and food storage areas. 

So, be sure to include these areas in your survey prep. We do the same in our Mock Surveys.
Why Choose
Barrins & Associates?
"We just received our initial TJC accreditation - Yay! I wanted to reach out with a huge thank you for all the support and preparation services you provided for our TJC accreditation journey. We couldn't have done as well without the guidance that Barrins & Associates provided to us over the last 8 months!"
 
Angela Hansen
Quality, Training and           Compliance Manager
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2019 Trends
TJC Survey Outcomes:
2019 Trends
Wonder how your TJC survey results compare with other organizations across the country? At our recent Consultants Forum meeting in Chicago, TJC COO Mark Pelletier shared data on survey results for 2019.

Take a look at the trends across the country. We did a breakdown by Psychiatric Hospitals (Hospital standards) and Behavioral Health Organizations (BH standards)...
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NPSG.15.01.01 Suicide Risk Reduction:
Feedback from surveys
Be prepared! TJC's new requirements for the National Patient Safety Goal on Suicide Risk Reduction (NPSG.15.01.01) officially went into effect July 1 st.
 
As anticipated, surveyors are closely evaluating compliance with the seven new requirements.  We analyzed our clients' survey findings since July 1st on this standard. There are already some clear themes emerging. So, here's some feedback on what we're seeing in the field ...
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Welcome to our New Associate Lee Fraser, RN-BC, MA
We are very pleased to welcome a new member to our consulting team! Lee Fraser, RN-BC, MA has joined us directly from the Joint Commission surveyor cadre. 

She surveyed in both the Hospital and Behavioral Health accreditation programs and was part of the surveyor group that surveys psychiatric hospitals. 

In that capacity, she conducted triennial surveys, special survey events, for-cause surveys, and post survey compliance reviews. She served as team leader for surveys of psychiatric hospitals, BH organizations, and healthcare systems nationwide...
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New Clients
Barrins & Associates is pleased to welcome our new client  River Park Hospital in  Huntington, West Virginia. They provide a range of inpatient, residential, and PHP/IOP services for children, adolescents, and adults. The hospital is Joint Commission accredited and CMS certified. We're pleased to work with them on continuous regulatory readiness.
CONGRATULATIONS CORNER
Congratulations to our clients  Families for Children   in Inglewood, California and NUWAY in Minneapolis, Minnesota who recently achieved initial Joint Commission accreditation. Kudos to both  teams on achieving the gold standard of Joint Commission 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.

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