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The Joint Commission published a clarification for Critical Access Hospitals and other mental health facilities in the care of patients identified as high risk for suicide. The subject matter of video monitoring or using electronic sitters to follow patient activity was brought up, and the Joint Commission recommended that a one-on-one visual observation is used instead. 

The National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) program established by the Joint Commission in 2002 has announced revisions to the program that will be effective July 2019 to address the quality and safety of patient care in behavioral health environments.

The care for people on the spectrum needs to be tailored to the specifics of their conditions. Cookie-cutter medical facilities are proving not to be as effective. Here is a story of the first adult in-patient treatment center, and it is worth a read.   Download the full article