By: DEBBIE GREGORY, DNP, RN; JAMES M. HUNT, AIA; KIMBERLY NEWTON MCMURRAY, AIA, EDAC; AND BEN SZELA, PE, CEA Behavioral health facility...

CMS is requesting public comment on its proposed clarification of Ligature Risk Interpretive Guidelines. This is CMS’ response to the...

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

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

Kimberly McMurray presented "Building a Safe Environment of Care" at the Missouri Hospital Association Conference at the Tan-Tar-A Resort...

by: Brian Giebink, Kimberly McMurray and Mary Therese Hankinson | This article was originally published in Healthcare Design....

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

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

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

Click here to view the PDF of CMS’s statement on not convening their own Psychiatric Care Task Force.

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

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