2008 Standards for Behavioral Health Care (SBHC) (STANDARDS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (JCAHO))

New and Improved! This compact, easy-to-use book contains the 2008 behavioral health care standards, rationales, elements of performance, scoring categories, and measures of success designations, as applicable. Prepared as a compact companion to the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Health Care (CAMBHC), this new book has the following features: A quick overview of the standards, rationales, elements of performance, and scoring information for organizations, Changes from the 2007 CAMBHC Subscription Update Service, The 2008 National Patient Safety Goals for behavioral health care organizations, Portable in size and spiral-bound making this a convenient and flexible handbook for busy organization staff, Everything your organization needs for continuous standards compliance! The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to continuously improving the safety and quality of care provided to the public. The Joint Commission is the nation's principal standards setter and evaluator for a variety of health care organizations, including hospitals, critical access hospitals, ambulatory care organizations, behavioral health care organizations, home care organizations, laboratories, long term care organizations, and office-based surgery practices. Book jacket.