••WHAT’S NEW: OCTOBER

• Fresh SPHCC
  • Guests & Visitors – The public sections of the refurbished SPHCC website are now open and available. The free publication of Psychiatric Compliance Highlights should be back online in November.
    
  • Current Members: We are now in the process of individually contacting member organizations to update your Custom Resource Page and provide new passwords. Thanks again for your patience and support.
    

• Reading Tips Newsletter (RTN):
  
• Delays – Website refurbishing is almost caught up so that the RTN for November and subsequent issues should be published on time. We appreciate your patience.
• Format: The format of this newsletter is now being revised. The important reference articles in the ‘Recommended Reading’ section are being structured as individual components with integrated comment sections for easier member discussion, Q&A. This will also permit Premier Members to request and enjoy RSS subscription to customized article topics.
  

••RECOMMENDED READING:

• PR: Top Standards Compliance Issues for First Half of 2012 [REF:JCSC, LDR, PPR]

• PR: New and Revised Requirements to Align with CMS CoPs – [REF: MDx, RNx, P&T, Phrm]

• PR: Joint Commission to Launch New Intracycle Monitoring Process [REF: JCCAP, JCSC, LDR, MDx, PI, PPR, RNx]

• TS: Complying with New Standards for Behavioral Health Care [REF: BHC]
  

• TS: Transition of Care Tracer [Pearl: LDR, PI, UR/UM]
  

• EC: How and why hospitals should go smoke free [Pearl: LDR, MDx, PtEd, RNx, StEd]
  

••DOWNLOADS:

• Pre-Pub: New and Revised TJC Standards Aligned to CMS Aligned (PDF1210)
• Pre-Pub: New BHC Standards CTS.07.01.01-.03 (PDF1210)
  
• TJC booklet (8 pg): Transitions of Care (PDF1210)
• TJC Toolkit (28 pg): Keeping Your Hospital Smoke-Free (PDF1210)
  

• See also [Ftxt] and Full Text Articles below

••Additional Updates in:

• Perspectives (PR): 2 more articles
• The Source (TS): 1 more articles
• EC News (EC): 1 more articles

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