Sentinel and critical events are a serious concern to behavioral health and human service providers. Psychiatric hospitals and inpatient units, children and youth residential treatment centers, and oher behavioral health programs strive to enhance client and staff safety during care. The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), Joint Commission, CARF, and COA national accreditations depend, in part, upon compliance with risk management and risk reduction strategies. Patient or staff injuries associated with restraints, seclusion, falls, and medication errors expose organizations to lawsuits. Violations of patient rights compromise CMS and state licensing regulations.

Our safety and risk reduction team includes accreditation surveyors, certified quality management professionals, and senior executives with 30+ years managing all types of mental health and substance abuse treatment programs.

Our written Safety Assessment Report is designed relative to the needs and concerns of each client.

In addition to an independent Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and preventive Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), we apply statistical techniques to identify or measure correlations like time, place, and staffing to incident trends. Through interviews and observation, we develop a picture of the organizational culture relative to safety and incidents. As state facilities close, increasingly complex and aggressive patient populations are served in less restrictive settings. Our assessment considers the impact on staff, programming, and the delivery of care.

Our risk reduction and safety assessment is system focused, not punitive. We provide seasoned input and specific recommendations as well as training.

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