Synopsis:
Continuous compliance starts with staff who know what The Joint Commission requires. The newly renamed and refreshed 2021 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Health Care and Human Services (CAMBHC) provides all the key information your organization needs to power performance improvement and maintain continuous standards compliance. It features the official Joint Commission standards, National Patient Safety Goals, and other accreditation requirements, including standards and elements of performance for the optional Behavioral Health Home certification. The CAMBHC is delivered in an updatable 3-ring binder and includes color-coded tabs that allow you to find exactly what you need for standards compliance or survey readiness when you need it. Get ready to power performance improvement and excellence in your organization! Understanding Which Standards Apply. The Joint Commission surveys many types of organizations under the behavioral health care and human services standards, including mental health services, addiction treatment, eating disorders treatment, intellectual disability/developmental disability (ID/DD) services, and social service/human service agencies serving children and families. Accredited organizations may serve people throughout the life span or specialize in an age or disability group. (See the section on Settings below for a longer list of services and settings.) Eligibility requirements will differ based on the services provided and survey option you select; more information is available on the Joint Commission's website. Standards for all these settings and services appear in the 2021 CAMBHC. The goal of this manual's "Standards Applicability Process" chapter is to help each organization determine which specific standards and EPs in the manual apply to its setting(s), service (s), and program(s), and specific population(s). These applicability grids allow you to quickly identify the services and settin
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