Product Description
The 2026 CAMH Hospital Update Service is an annual subscription that provides new and updated pages for your CAMH binder twice a year (spring and fall) to keep it up to date throughout the year. New this year:
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Revised standards that use language drawn from federal regulation to more directly identify alignment with US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Conditions of Participation (CoPs)—resulting in a reduction of more than 700 EPs
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A new “National Performance Goals” (NPG) chapter that consolidates all remaining requirements into salient, measurable topics with defined goals
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A new “Physical Environment” (PE) chapter that replaces the “Environment of Care” (EC) and “Life Safety” (LS) chapters to match the structure of the CoPs
The replacement pages include the following:
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Updated accreditation policies, procedures, and related information
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“What’s New” at-a-glance summary of all revised requirements and information in the replacement pages
Each update includes clear instructions about which pages to replace, and all revisions on the replacement pages are highlighted to help you easily identify new or updated information.
Note: If you don’t have a current, accurate manual, you need the 2026 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals binder before you can purchase this update service. As long as you maintain your Comprehensive Accreditation Manual with its update service, you don’t need to purchase another comprehensive manual.
Setting: Organizations accredited under the Hospital Accreditation Program, including general, acute psychiatric, pediatric, medical/surgical specialty, long-term acute care, and rehabilitation hospitals
Key Audience: Staff responsible for accreditation, compliance, patient safety, or quality improvement
If you need an abridged hard-copy version with just the requirements, get the 2026 Hospital Accreditation Standards.