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RTN1402_B4_Tracer – BHC Screening & Assessment
*TS:Tracer Methodology 101: Screenings and Assessments in the Behavioral Health Care Setting[®] [REF: BHC, JCSC, MD, RN] The Source, February 2014, Vol 12, #2, Pg 7 JCs1402_B4 Although this month’s tracer installment utilizes a residential mental health treatment program setting, the 7-question scenario is also relevant to hospitals. The article also provides a brief overview of the…
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RTN1402_B9x_CMS – QAPI
*TS: – CMS: Understanding the CMS Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program for Nursing Care Centers[®] [REF: CMS, PI, RNx, StEd] The Source, February 2014, Vol 12, #2, Pg 13 JCs1402_CMSqapi This is a 6-page overview of the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program that has been mandated for Nursing Care Centers by “The Affordable…
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RTN1401_B2_Second Victim Staff Support
*TS: Saving the “Second Victim” Helping the Clinicians Involved in Patient Safety Events[®] [REF: MDx, LDR, RNx, StEd] The Source, January 2014, Vol 12, #1, Pg 1 #JCs1401_B2 Element 9 of LD.04.04.05 requires leaders to make ‘support systems’ available to staff who have been involved in an adverse or sentinel event…Second Victims. Not only is this…