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RTN1607_B3_Consistent Interpretation (MM.03.01.03, EP1-3)
• PR: Consistent Interpretation (PDF)[REF: LDR, MD,RN, SC] Perspectives July 2016, Vol 36, #7, Pg 10 JCp1607_B3 This fourth installment of the Consistent Interpretation series focuses on MM.03.01.03, EPs 1-3. The basis for citation referenced here appears to be an unclear/inconsistent understanding of what is meant by ‘readily accessible’ emergency medications, where they may be…
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RTN1607_B4_CMS: Best Practices in Care Planning Compliance
*TS: CMS: Best Practices in Care Planning Compliance (PDF)[REF: SC] The Source, July 2016, Vol 14, #7, Pg 7 JCs1607_B4 Now that CMS is causing TJC to increasingly align its standards with their conditions of participation, psychiatric hospitals are experiencing more citations related to care or treatment planning. Perhaps with that in mind, the hospital…
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RTN1607_B5_Improves Psychiatric Care Performance
*TS: Benchmark: Veterans Affairs Hospital Improves Psychiatric Care Performance (PDF)[REF: PI, SC] The Source, July 2016, Vol 14, #7, Pg 10 JCs1607_B5 Although ostensibly a report of improving care performance at a VA Hospital, much of the content is actually devoted to a basic review (to include some historical background) of hospital-based inpatient psychiatric services…