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Preparing for Joint Commission Site Visits

October 1, 2024

Erick Cheung, MD

Erick H. Cheung, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

Dr. Cheung has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Dr. Cheung explains that preparing for a Joint Commission site visit requires keeping your hospital “survey ready” at all times. He walks us through a typical site visit and emphasizes the importance of Joint Commission accreditation for CMS funding, highlighting the need to address any identified issues promptly and collaboratively.

Decisional Capacity

May 21, 2021

Erick Cheung, MD

Erick Cheung, MD

Associate Medical Director, UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital. Chief Quality Officer, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Cheung has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Patients sometimes refuse necessary, even lifesaving, treatments. How do we know they are making informed and reasonable decisions? Dr. Cheung summarizes key points in evaluating patients’ decisional capacity.

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