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RTN1505_A_Highlights
State & Psychiatric Hospital Compliance Collaborative’s Reading Tips Newsletter (RTN) May 2015, Volume 10, Issue 5 ** WHAT’S NEW & IMPORTANT for PSYCH HOSPITALS in May 2015 ** Article of the Month New Alert Discusses Safe Use of Health Information Technology Perspectives, May 2015, Vol 35, #7, Pg 1 [Recommended for: HR, IM, LDR] –…
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RTN1505_B1_Sentinel Event Alert 54
Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *PR: New Alert Discusses Safe Use of Health Information Technology (PDF/QV) [REF: AOM, IM/IT, LDR, PI, 2015] Perspectives, May 2015, Vol 35, #5, Pg 1 JCp1505_B1 Although only 120 (3.6%) of 3375 reported sentinel events over the last 3 years were attributable to IT factors, Sentinel Event Alert 54: Safe use…
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RTN1505_B2_Deeming-Related Revisions
• PR: Deeming-Related Revisions to Requirements for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (PDF/QV) [REF: CMS, SW, 2015] Perspectives May 2015, Vol 35, #5, Pg 8 JCp1505_B2 TJC continues to make deeming-related revisions to its standards based on a May 12, 2014 change to CMS Conditions of Participation (CoPs). Most of these latest changes focus on…