The most frequently cited standards for all of 2015 have not changed much from the listing for the first half of that year.  It is valuable for survey preparation to be familiar with this list since what is most frequently cited is also likely to reflect what surveyors most frequently look for. However, be aware that the most frequent findings for the psychiatric hospital members of our collaborative reveal a different listing that may warrant even greater attention. Here is the comparison:

#    SPHCC                 TJC            In Top 10
01    LS.02.01.30    EC.02.06.01    x 4/5 yrs
02    EC.02.06.01    IC.02.01.01    x 5/5 yrs
03    EC.02.03.05    EC.02.05.01    x 3/5 yrs
04    LS.02.01.35    LS.02.01.20    x 5/5 yrs
05    HR.01.06.01    LS.02.01.30    x 5/5 yrs
06    LS.02.01.20    RC.01.01.01    x 5/5 yrs
07    IC.02.01.01     LS.02.01.35    x 5/5 yrs
08    EC.02.05.01    LS.02.01.10    x 5/5 yrs
09    RC.01.01.01    PC.02.01.03    x 1/5 yr
10    HR.01.02.05    EC.02.02.01    x 2/5 yrs
11    IC.02.02.01

     Note that he top 4 standards cited in hospitals retained their order and ranking from the first half of last year. 4 additional standards, LS.02.01.30, RC.01.01.01, LS.02.01.35 and LS.02.01.10) continue in the top 10 with slightly different rankings. EC.02.02.01 remains as #10 but EC.02.03.05 dropped from the listing and was replaced by PC.02.01.03 in 9th position.
      For those organizations with BHC components, the top 5 standards continue (in order) to be CTS.03.01.03, HRM.01.02.01, NPSG.15.01.01, IC.02.04.01 and HRM.01.06.01. There were some minor shifts in rank among the lower 5 resulting in the following order: CTS.02.01.11, CTS.02.01.09, EC.02.03.05, EC.02.06.01 and CTS.02.01.05.
Tip1: BHC should note that 3 of the 10 top citations involve the screening process.
Tip2: Hospitals should pay  particular attention to PC.02.01.03 as it enters the Top 10 for the first time in the last 5 years and was cited in 40% of hospitals.