CMS Strengthens Oversight of Accrediting Organizations: What It Means for Your Accreditation Strategy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized new requirements that significantly change how Accrediting Organizations …
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Losing Deemed Status: What the Revised CMS QSO-18-12 Memo Means for Your Hospital
Navigating the intersection of federal oversight and independent accreditation is never simple. But when a hospital experiences a severe compliance …
Navigating Hospital CPR Requirements
Determining the appropriate level of life support training for various hospital roles is like piecing together a complex puzzle. With varying guidance …
Ventilation Management Plan (VMP)
Key Takeaways: The Ventilation Management Challenge: Modern Buildings, Legacy Standards It is a common and frustrating scenario for healthcare …
Hospital Restraint Compliance Guidelines
Key Takeaways: What Are CMS Hospital Restraint Compliance Guidelines? How do you establish benchmarks for restrain use that align with hospital …
Understanding USP <797> Beyond Use Dating Guidelines
Healthcare organizations continue to update policies in response to the revised USP <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding—Sterile Preparations …
Why Do You Need A Mock Survey?
In 2022, nearly half of the nation’s hospitals ended the year in the red. With budgets under pressure, healthcare organizations have been forced to …
Hospitals Without Walls
The hospitals without walls program permits you to provide care in the home for patients but only if you follow these specific guidelines.
New Condition Of Participation
CMS issued new condition of participation for hospitals which will require additional oversight and data collection for these elements.
Restraint Death Reporting
CMS published QSO-20-04 on December 2nd covering restraint death reporting. It details a new electronic death reporting form #10455 that they want you …