Please review the below link for the Audit Risk Alert covering CMS requirements and findings for patient monitoring, documentation, staff education, training, and reporting.   

Inpatient Behavioral Health Services

Thank You

In partnership with our MC Fort Worth facilities, please remember suicide assessments should ONLY be completed on patients 12 and older WITH behavioral health complaints.

Patients presenting without a behavioral health complaint should NOT BE SCREENED for suicide.

Please see below for additional information.

Suicide Huddle Card

Thank you, 

HWS Clinical Ops Team

In partnership with our Medical City Fort Worth facility, please review the updated Suicide Huddle Card.  Screening should occur in patients age 12 years and older whom are being admitted with behavioral health complaints.

Suicide Huddle Card

Thank you for your dedication to patient safety.

HWS Clinical Ops Team