This month’s edition of Perspectives summarizes Joint Commission scoring patterns. It includes the accreditation and certification programs for the full calendar year 2018. And, it contains the “usual suspects” and a few surprises.
Immediate Jeopardy Determination
CMS issued a new QSO memo this past month, QSO 19-09. It details the dreaded subject of immediate jeopardy determination. Appendix Q of the State Operations Manual describes the IJ process. In fact, this may be a step in the right direction. The memo suggests that there will be more consistency and structure used to determine immediate jeopardy.
Is The Hospital Accreditation Process Broken?
Is there anything wrong with accrediting bodies and the hospital accreditation process? It’s a debate that CMS fueled last year. And, earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal weighed in.
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