Category: CAT-rtn_1210Oct

  • RTN1210_B3_Intracycle Monitoring

    • PR: – Joint Commission to Launch New Intracycle Monitoring Process [REF: JCCAP, JCSC, LDR, MDx, PI, PPR, RNx] Perspectives September 2012, Vol 32, # 10, Pg 10 TJC’s new Intracycle Monitoring (ICM) process began pilot testing this past January and is not scheduled for full implementation until January, 2013. However, on November 12th, a…

  • RTN1210_B4_BHC Prevention/Wellness

    • TS: – 5 Sure-Fire Methods: Complying with New Standards for Behavioral Health Care [REF: BHC] The Source, October 2012, Vol 10, # 10, Pg 2 Effective January 1, 2013, there are three new BHC standards addressing community-based prevention and wellness promotion services (CTS.07.01.01 -.03) [®]. If your organization chooses/claims to provide prevention and wellness…

  • RTN1210_B5_Transition Tracer

    • TS: – Tracer Methodology 101: Transition of Care Tracer [Pearl: LDR, PI, UR/UM] The Source, October 2012, Vol 10, # 10, Pg 4 [®] There is no description of a Transition Tracer in the current TJC survey activity guide. However, TJC recently launched a Transitions of Care (TOC) Portal and published Transitions of Care:…