7 AAC 70.240 - Performance measures and quality improvement

A behavioral health services provider must

(1) promote a culture within its own organization that promotes excellence and continual quality improvement;

(2) establish policies and procedures for identifying and analyzing critical incidents and sentinel events;

(3) collect data for the purpose of monitoring performance, managing risk, and improving service delivery; and

(4) be able to show how the data collected under this section is used to implement changes that increase quality of care, manage risk, and decrease the number of critical incidents or sentinel events.

Notes

7 AAC 70.240

Eff. 10/1/2011, Register 199

Authority:AS 47.05.010

AS 47.30.470

AS 47.30.475

AS 47.30.477

AS 47.30.530

AS 47.30.540

AS 47.30.570

AS 47.37.140