The Joint Commission (TJC)

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May 7, 20201 min read

TJC: Monitoring High Risk Patients With Known or Suspected COVID-19 (April 2020)

The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued a statement about 1:1 monitoring of actively suicidal patients who are either known or suspected of...

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May 7, 20201 min read

Joint Commission Releases New COVID-19 Guidance & Resources for Behavioral Health

Read more for the new guidance and resources the Joint Commission has released for behavioral health.

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Feb 12, 20201 min read

Spreadsheet for Published Suicide Risk Reduction Expert Panel Recommendations

Click HERE to download.

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Jan 8, 20201 min read

Joint Commission FAQ - Monitoring Requirements for Suicidal Patients

Suicide Risk Reduction – Monitoring High – Risk Patients What is the monitoring requirement for patients at high risk for suicide? In...

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Nov 15, 20191 min read

FAQs on Monitoring Requirements for Suicidal Patients

TJC FAQ191115 - Issued November 15, 2019 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) (Behavioral Health / Behavioral Health Care) Suicide Risk...

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Jul 22, 20191 min read

Joint Commission FAQ - Acceptable Replacements for Solid Ceilings

Ligature and Suicide Risk Reduction – Ceiling Systems What ceiling systems are allowable as a replacement for a solid ceiling? A...

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May 1, 20191 min read

May 2019 Perspectives: FAQs for Self-Closing & Self-Locking Doors & Video Monitoring

The Joint Commission has clarified Expert Panel on Suicide’s Recommendation #1 (November 2017 Perspectives) relating to Self-Closing and...

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May 1, 20191 min read

Free Suicide Prevention Portal on TJC Website

The Joint Commission is providing FREE ACCESS to Suicide Prevention publications such as relevant issues of their Perspectives newsletter...

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Feb 20, 20192 min read

Feb 2019 Perspectives: Revisions to National Patient Safety Goal on Reducing the Risk for Suicide

Issued November 26, 2018; updated February 20, 2019 Prepublication Requirements The Joint Commission has approved the following revisions...

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Jan 1, 20191 min read

TJC Revises Stance on Where Drop Ceilings May Be Used in Behavioral Health Facilities

In an FAQ published in the January 2019 Edition of their Perspectives newsletter, they report that: “…dropped ceilings are allowed in...

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Jan 1, 20192 min read

Jan 2019 Perspectives: Additional FAQs for Suicide Risk Reduction Recommendations Released

The November 2017, January 2018, and July 2018 issues of Perspectives published suicide risk reduction recommendations from an expert...

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Jul 1, 20181 min read

July 2018 Perspectives: FAQs for Suicide Risk Reduction Recommendations Released

The Joint Commission has released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) that contains responses to inquiries that have been submitted...

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Jan 1, 20181 min read

TJC Incidence and Method of Suicide in Hospitals - 2018 Study

The Joint Commission’s (TJC) newly released study of the Incidence and Method of Suicide in Hospitals is a very comprehensive review of...

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Jan 1, 20181 min read

Jan 2018 Perspectives: New Outpatient/Residential Behavioral Health Safety Risk Recommendations

The January 2018 issue of The Joint Commission’s Perspectives addresses the recommendations that came from the Expert Panel’s third...

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Nov 1, 20171 min read

Nov 2017 Perspectives: Recommendations Regarding Environmental Hazards

The Joint Commission has released their recommendations regarding Hospital Environmental Hazards for Providers and Surveyors. In an...

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Aug 28, 20172 min read

Aug 2017 Perspectives: Official Announcement from TJC & CMS on Ligature Issues

This email is being sent out on behalf of Mark Pelletier, Chief Operating Officer- Accreditation and Certification Operations. Dear...

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Mar 1, 20171 min read

March 2017 Perspectives: TJC Announcement of Ligature Attachment Point Emphasis

For many years The Joint Commission (TJC) has had “Deemed Status” from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which means...

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