How a Hospital Surveyor Prepares For A Hospital Survey
Before a surveyor and the survey team enter a hospital or nursing home they must prepare paperwork, review records, and get a general idea of what the facility is like. The State Operations Manual describes how the surveyors are to prepare for the surveys. Hospital Surveys and Nursing Home Surveys have different steps, called “Tasks”. [...]
Nursing Home Surveyors Look At Urinary Incontinence in Nursing Homes - Part 4
As mentioned in the other posts talking of this issue, CMS has guidance in the SOM for nursing home surveyors to follow. The third piece of the investigation is the review of the resident’s record and other facility documents. The nursing home surveyor will review the resident’s assessment, the history and physical and other portions of [...]
Nursing Home Surveyors Look At Urinary Incontinence in Nursing Homes - Part 3
In the previous posts we started talking about how nursing home and hospital surveyors investigate issues surrounding incontinence in nursing homes. I continue that discussion here.
Another element to investigations is interviews.
Interviews: During the review and investigation the surveyor will be conducting interviews with the resident, family or responsible party when possible. These interviews will help identify:
Involvement in [...]
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