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RTN1609_A_Highights
State & Psychiatric Hospital Compliance Collaborative’s Reading Tips Newsletter (RTN) September 2016, Volume 11, Issue 9 ** PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR SEPTEMBER 2016 ** Article of the Month EC Tracer Scenario: Environmental factors in preventing patient falls EC News, September 2016, Vol 19, #9, Pg 8 – There should be no disagreement that every hospital…
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RTN1609_B1_Top Standards Compliance …First Half of 2016
Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *PR: Top Standards Compliance Data for First Half of 2016 (PDF)[REF:EC, IC, LDR, SC] Perspectives, September 2016, Vol 36, #9, Pg 1 JCp1609_B1 The most frequently cited standards in the first half of 2016 have not changed much from the final 2015 listings. The most significant change is the new…
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RTN1609_B2_Notifying TJC About Organization Changes
• PR:Notifying The Joint Commission About Organization Changes (PDF)[REF:GB, LDR, 2016] Perspectives September 2016, Vol 36, #9, Pg 12 JCp1609_B2 Effective October 1, 2016 organizations should not wait 30 days after the fact to notify TJC of significant changes, but rather do so “when leadership within the organization has approved moving forward with the proposed…