This is a one-time, introductory special for FIRST TIME members only

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Key Definitions:

• A qualifying facility is any free-standing psychiatric hospital, forensic hospital or general, community or academic hospital with an inpatient psychiatric unit that has not previously been a member of SHCC or SPHCC within the last 5 years.

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1. Description:

The State & Psychiatric Hospital Compliance Collaborative (SPHCC) is an online community of public state hospitals, private psychiatric hospitals and other hospitals with mental health units/populations interested in compliance issues relating to the Joint Commission (TJC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

2. Summary of SPHCC Support Services:

SPHCC Reading Support

• Monthly Reading Tips Reviews & Advice

• Links to relevant full text articles

• PRN Compliance Issue Alerts & Updates

• MiniWebNRs (live & archived)

• Coded Member Directory

• TJC & CMS Compliance Libraries

• Sample Forms & Policies

• Post Survey Feedback Data

• Surveyor Profiles

• Relevant Internet Links

3. Membership:

A. Membership is granted to an organizations or facility for a 12-month period.

B. The organization's participants may be any leaders, directors or staff with a role or responsibility related to standards compliance and/or survey success.

C. Each facility is permitted unlimited SPHCC access by its staff.  It is also encouraged to designate up to 3 official representatives at least one of whom is the PI/QI Department Director or designated Survey Coordinator.

D. Members must agree to collaborate in the following ways:

• Identify a survey information contact person for the SHCC directory of sister hospitals.

• Provide some brief details about the kinds of services you offer and the patient populations you work with.

• Provide feedback on your TJC and CMS surveys while they are still fresh in your mind using our online Post-Survey Questionnaire (PSQ).

• Contribute at least one best practice policy, or form for online sharing/posting with other SHCC members each year

• Participate in at least one online opinion e-Poll per year

• Share any other tips, tools and pearls that you think might benefit the compliance efforts of your sister hospitals whenever you can

• Agree to preserve confidentiality, honor HIPAA requirements and use respect and discretion in all shared communications and information use.