Product Description
Continuous compliance starts with staff who know what The Joint Commission requires—and this manual provides you with direct access to the standards, elements of performance (EPs), National Patient Safety Goals®, and Accreditation Participation Requirements (APRs) for any behavioral health care and human services organization.
The portable 2024 Standards for Behavioral Health Care and Human Services is lean and light, making it a perfect on-the-go reference. Keep it handy in meetings, during orientation and training, and as a practical overview of The Joint Commission’s accreditation requirements for everyone in your organization, from staff to leaders.
Please note: This book is an abridged version of the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Health Care and Human Services (CAMBHC). It contains all the applicable standards and EPs, but the accreditation process information chapters with accreditation policies and procedures, initiatives, and summaries ARE NOT INCLUDED.
Key Topics
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All behavioral health care and human services standards, National Patient Safety Goals, and APRs as of January 1, 2024
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Standards applicability grid to identify those requirements that apply to your behavioral health care or human services setting
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Does NOT INCLUDE the following: The Accreditation Process, Sentinel Event Policy, The Joint Commission Quality Report, Required Written Documentation, and other accreditation process information chapters from the CAMBHC
Key Features
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Abridged version of the CAMBHC—only scored standards chapters included
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Tabs allow you to find exactly what you need when you need it
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Softcover, spiral-bound book
Standards: All behavioral health care and human services standards
Setting: Organizations accredited under the Behavioral Health Care and Human Services Accreditation Program, including those that that provide mental health services, substance use treatment services, foster care services, programs or services for children and youth, child welfare, services for individuals with eating disorders, services for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities of various ages and in various organized service or program settings, case management services, peer-based recovery services, prevention and wellness promotion services, corrections-based services, and opioid treatment programs
Key Audience: Staff responsible for accreditation, compliance, patient safety, or quality improvement
If you’d prefer a manual with Joint Commission accreditation process information, consider the 2024 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Health Care and Human Services. Or, if you’re looking for the readability of a hard-copy manual and the accessibility of digital access, consider a PDF version of the CAMBHC.