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The JCAHO examines core performance measure for hospital-based, inpatient psychiatric services

Credentialing Resource Center Connection, August 3, 2006

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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is set to begin an initiative to testing and implementing a set of core performance measures for hospital-based, inpatient psychiatric services, according to an announcement by the Joint Commission early this week.

The Joint Commission is seeking psychiatric hospitals to voluntarily test the measures for 2007.  According to an official statement from the commission, participating organizations will be able to substitute the reporting of test measure data for current performance data reporting requirements.  Test data from individual hospitals will not be publicly reported.

The initiative will address:

• Assessment of potential risks, previous trauma,  co-existence of substance abuse, and patient strengths
• Restraint use
• Seclusion use
• Patient discharge on multiple antipsychotic medications
• Provision of discharge assessment and aftercare recommendations to responsible community health providers upon discharge

For more information on the initiative, as well as details on how to participate, visit the JCAHO Web site at http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_07_28_06.htm.

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