Where Oh Where Does A Nursing Home & Hospital Surveyor Find The Regulations?
The Federal Regulations for nursing homes, hospitals, and other types of healthcare facilities, as I mentioned before, are mostly located in the Code of Federal Regulations - Title 42. You will find this and the other Federal codes at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/CFR/INDEX.HTML.
The Federal Government has many manuals to help administer the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) [...]
Help Me! Help Me! Where To Get Surveyor Help For Nursing Home And Hospital Issues.
So let’s say you have a problem with a facility. Perhaps you saw staff yelling at a nursing home resident. Maybe you are a nursing home resident and the staff are ignoring your requests for assistance. Perhaps you are a patient in a hospital and the staff are not doing your care right. Maybe it [...]
Your Life Is In Danger From HAI, Even In A Nursing Home Or Hospital!
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a major public health problem world wide. HAI are the most common complication affecting hospitalized patients, with between 5 and 10 percent of inpatients acquiring one or more infections during their hospitalization. It is estimated that in the United States there are 2 million hospital-acquired HAI each year. They account for [...]
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