The Joint Commission has recently revised a standard in the Care, Treatment, and Services (CTS) chapter so that organizations will be required to assess outcomes through the use of a standardized tool or instrument. Results of these assessments would then be used to inform goal, and objectives identified in individual plans of care, treatment, or services as needed, and evaluate outcomes of care, treatment, or services provided to the population(s) served.
Measurement-based care has become a high-profile issue in the behavioral health care field, and The Joint Commission believes that the enhancements to this standard will help accredited customers increase the quality of the care, treatment, and services they provide.
The revisions to CTS.03.01.09 consist of the following:
- A revised element of performance (EP) 1 that requires organizations to use a standardized tool or instrument to monitor an individual’s progress.
- A new EP 2 that requires organizations to analyze the data generated by this activity and use the results to inform the individual’s goals and objectives as needed.
- A revised EP 2 that moves to EP 3, and requires organizations to use their data to evaluate outcomes of care, treatment, or services provided to the population(s) they serve.
Prepublication Standards - Effective January 1, 2018