BHFC Design ConsultingMay 10, 20191 minDesigning behavioral health facilities [AIA course] By: DEBBIE GREGORY, DNP, RN; JAMES M. HUNT, AIA; KIMBERLY NEWTON MCMURRAY, AIA, EDAC; AND BEN SZELA, PE, CEA Behavioral health facility...
BHFC Design ConsultingMay 1, 20191 minPublic Comment Period Closes June 27, 2019 on Clarification of Ligature Risk Interpretive GuidelinesCMS is requesting public comment on its proposed clarification of Ligature Risk Interpretive Guidelines. This is CMS’ response to the...
BHFC Design ConsultingMay 1, 20191 minMay 2019 Perspectives: FAQs for Self-Closing & Self-Locking Doors & Video MonitoringThe Joint Commission has clarified Expert Panel on Suicide’s Recommendation #1 (November 2017 Perspectives) relating to Self-Closing and...
BHFC Design ConsultingMay 1, 20191 minFree Suicide Prevention Portal on TJC WebsiteThe Joint Commission is providing FREE ACCESS to Suicide Prevention publications such as relevant issues of their Perspectives newsletter...
BHFC Design ConsultingApr 18, 20191 minBuilding a Safe Environment of CareKimberly McMurray presented "Building a Safe Environment of Care" at the Missouri Hospital Association Conference at the Tan-Tar-A Resort...
BHFC Design ConsultingApr 1, 20191 minFilling the Voidby: Brian Giebink, Kimberly McMurray and Mary Therese Hankinson | This article was originally published in Healthcare Design....
BHFC Design ConsultingFeb 20, 20192 minFeb 2019 Perspectives: Revisions to National Patient Safety Goal on Reducing the Risk for SuicideIssued November 26, 2018; updated February 20, 2019 Prepublication Requirements The Joint Commission has approved the following revisions...
BHFC Design ConsultingJan 1, 20191 minTJC Revises Stance on Where Drop Ceilings May Be Used in Behavioral Health FacilitiesIn an FAQ published in the January 2019 Edition of their Perspectives newsletter, they report that: “…dropped ceilings are allowed in...
BHFC Design ConsultingJan 1, 20192 minJan 2019 Perspectives: Additional FAQs for Suicide Risk Reduction Recommendations ReleasedThe November 2017, January 2018, and July 2018 issues of Perspectives published suicide risk reduction recommendations from an expert...
BHFC Design ConsultingJul 20, 20181 minCMS Will Not Convene Psychiatric Care Task ForceClick here to view the PDF of CMS’s statement on not convening their own Psychiatric Care Task Force.
BHFC Design ConsultingJul 1, 20181 minJuly 2018 Perspectives: FAQs for Suicide Risk Reduction Recommendations ReleasedThe Joint Commission has released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) that contains responses to inquiries that have been submitted...
BHFC Design ConsultingJan 1, 20181 minTJC Incidence and Method of Suicide in Hospitals - 2018 StudyThe Joint Commission’s (TJC) newly released study of the Incidence and Method of Suicide in Hospitals is a very comprehensive review of...