The 2026 enforcement of NPG-12 by The Joint Commission requires:
Many leaders assume this requires months of system redesign.
It does not.
With the Acuity Index and NORA, compliance can be implemented quickly and operationalized seamlessly within existing workflows.
The Acuity Index integrates into your EHR through structured flowsheets aligned with existing nursing documentation.
At shift change:
There is no new standalone platform for bedside staff.
There is no workflow disruption.
NORA sits on top of the Acuity Index and provides:
NORA allows nurse leaders and administrators to ask operational questions and receive structured, data-driven insights.
It is AI-assisted analysis — not autonomous clinical decision-making.
Clinical authority always remains with licensed professionals.
NPG-12 surveyors will expect:
NORA enables:
This significantly reduces the administrative burden of preparing defensible survey documentation.
The onboarding process includes:
Most facilities can launch within days once integration resources are aligned.
The system is built to adapt to existing EHR architecture and security frameworks.
Unlike generic staffing analytics tools, the Acuity Index was developed specifically for inpatient psychiatric environments.
It converts subjective behavioral observations into measurable intervention demand.
It was validated using thousands of inpatient behavioral health records in collaboration with leading institutions.
This behavioral health specificity is critical under NPG-12 scrutiny.
NPG #12 is not simply about meeting minimum staffing numbers.
It is about:
With Acuity and NORA, organizations move beyond reactive compliance toward proactive operational governance.
January 1, 2026 is approaching.
Leaders who act now will enter survey season with defensible infrastructure.