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Behavioral Health Care

Facts about Behavioral Health Home Certification

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The Joint Commission is developing a new Behavioral Health Home Certification product to recognize organizations that have successfully integrated primary physical and behavioral health care.

Related Topics: Behavioral Health Home, Certification Fact Sheets, Behavioral Health Care

04/19/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Joint Commission Website E-Alerts

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E-alerts now available for Joint Commission Podcasts - update your subscription to sign up today!

Related Topics: Hospital, Health Care Staffing, Home Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Disease-Specific Care, Critical Access Hospital, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care

04/01/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Framework for Conducting a Root Cause Analysis and Action Plan

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A Framework for a Root Cause Analysis and Action Plan In Response to a Sentinel Event

Related Topics: Sentinel Event, Root Cause, RCA, Laboratory Services, Home Care, Health Care Staffing, Hospital, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Disease-Specific Care, Critical Access Hospital, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care

03/22/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care

Leading Practice Library

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An online library of solutions to help with health care safety.

 
The Leading Practice Library is a complimentary tool available to organizations that are currently accredited or certified by The Joint Commission.

Related Topics: Quality Improvement Tools, Hospital, Home Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care

03/20/2013

Behavioral Health Care

Audio/Visual files for March 14 webinar: Roadmap to Accreditation

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Webinar on achieving behavioral health accreditation conducted in Spanish.

Related Topics: Behavioral Health Care, Previous Webinar

03/19/2013

Behavioral Health Care

"10 Steps to Accreditation" (in Spanish).

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10 steps to behavioral health accreditation provided in Spanish language (diez pasos para lograr la acreditación).

Related Topics: Behavioral Health Care

03/19/2013

Behavioral Health Care

Joint Commission Accreditation for Eating Disorders

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Brochure: 5 Reasons to Consider Joint Commission Accreditation for Eating Disorders.

Related Topics: Accreditation, Behavioral Health Care, Eating Disorders

03/19/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care

Accreditation Process Overview

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The Joint Commission’s accreditation process seeks to help organizations identify and resolve problems and to inspire them to improve the safety and quality of care and services provided.

Related Topics: Accreditation Process, Fact Sheets, Behavioral Health Care, Accreditation

03/07/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care

2013 National Patient Safety Goals Slide Presentation

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View the 2013 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) in this slide presentation file. (PPT format)

Related Topics: Critical Access Hospital, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care, Hospital, Home Care, Laboratory Services, Patient Safety, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, National Patient Safety Goals

02/19/2013

Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Home Care, Advanced Certification , Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

ORYX Non-Core Measure Information

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Related Topics: Performance Measurement, Behavioral Health Care, Other Measures

02/07/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care

Sentinel Event Data Summary

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Sentinel Event Statistics as of December 31, 2012

Related Topics: Sentinel Event Statistics, Critical Access Hospital, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hospital, Home Care, Laboratory Services

02/07/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care

Sentinel Event Data - Root Causes by Event Type

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Sentinel Event Statistics Data - Root Causes by Event Type (2004 - Q4 2012)

Related Topics: Sentinel Event, Root Cause, Sentinel Event Statistics, Critical Access Hospital, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hospital, Home Care, Laboratory Services

02/07/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care

Sentinel Event Data - Event Type by Year

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Sentinel Event Statistics Data - Event Type by Year (1995 - Q4 2012)

Related Topics: Laboratory Services, Home Care, Hospital, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Sentinel Event Statistics, Root Cause, Sentinel Event

02/07/2013

Behavioral Health Care

Audio/Visual files for Jan 17 webinar: Everything you wanted to know about Joint Commission accreditation

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Download the audio/visual files for the Jan 17 webinar "Everything you wanted to know about Joint Commission Behavioral Health accreditation but were afraid to ask".

Related Topics: Behavioral Health Care, Previous Webinar

01/23/2013

Behavioral Health Care

Pricing Worksheet - Behavioral Health Care - 2013

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This document is a tool for your organization to calculate the estimated total fees, including the on-site survey fee and annual fees, for a 3-year period.

Related Topics: Pricing, Behavioral Health Care, Annual Fee, Fees, Cost, On-site survey fee

01/17/2013

Behavioral Health Care

10 Steps to BHC Accreditation

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Great achievements come one step at a time. Your 10-step guide to achieving Joint Commission Behavioral Health Care accreditation.

Related Topics: Behavioral Health Care, Becoming Accredited, Addictions, Accreditation Process, Accreditation Help, Accreditation Answers

01/16/2013

Behavioral Health Care

Behavioral Health Care On-Site Survey Overview

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A snapshot of the survey process

Related Topics: Behavioral Health Care, On-Site Survey Process

01/16/2013

Behavioral Health Care

Behavioral Health Care Accreditation Guide

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2013 Guide to Joint Commission Behavioral Health Care Accreditation

Related Topics: Accreditation Answers, Accreditation Help, Accreditation Process, Addictions, Becoming Accredited, Behavioral Health Care

01/16/2013

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Long Term Care (Medicare/Medicaid)

2013 Survey Activity Guide

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Information to help health care organizations prepare for survey in 2013.

Related Topics: Survey Activity Guide, Survey Process, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Hospital, Home Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

12/18/2012

Behavioral Health Care

Audio/Visual files from Dec 11 Webinar Provider Roundtable: Person-Centered Care

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Provider Roundtable featuring representatives from three Joint-Commission accredited organizations discussing unique perspectives on the planning of person-centered care, treatment or services.

Related Topics: Previous Webinar, Behavioral Health Care

12/17/2012

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Sentinel Event Policy and Procedures

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Sentinel Event Policy and Procedures

Related Topics: Root Cause, Sentinel Event, Root Cause Analysis Matrix, Laboratory Services, Hospital, Home Care, Health Care Staffing, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health Care, Ambulatory Health Care, Disease-Specific Care, Critical Access Hospital

12/06/2012

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Office-Based Surgery, Home Care, Advanced Certification , Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Facts about Joint Commission Accreditation and Certification

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Since its founding in 1951, The Joint Commission has been acknowledged as the leader in developing the highest standards for quality and safety in the delivery of health care, and evaluating organization performance based on these standards. Today, more than 20,000 health care organizations. . .

Related Topics: Accreditation, About The Joint Commission, Certification, Corporate Fact Sheets, Ambulatory Health Care, Fact Sheets, Behavioral Health Care

12/05/2012

Ambulatory Health Care, Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Home Care

Speak Up: Five Things You Can Do To Prevent Infection

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Avoiding contagious diseases like the common cold, strep throat, and the flu is important to everyone. Here are five easy things you can do to fight the spread of infection.

Related Topics: Speak Up, Speak Up Infection Control, Health Care-Associated Infections, Patient Education Infection, General Public, Critical Access Hospital, Disease-Specific Care, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Laboratory Services, Infection Control, Hospital, Home Care, Health Care Staffing, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Patient Education

11/30/2012

Improving Patient and Worker Safety

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Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and Innovation

 
Health care professionals whose focus is on patient safety are very familiar with these alarming and frequently cited statistics from the Institute of Medicine: medical errors result in the death of between 44,000 and 98,000 patients every year.

Related Topics: Patient Safety Monograph, Patient Education, Patient Safety, Monograph, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Laboratory Services, Hospital, Home Care, Health Care Staffing, Ambulatory Health Care, Behavioral Health Care, Disease-Specific Care, Critical Access Hospital

11/19/2012

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