How to keep updated with Interpretive Guidelines
People often ask how they can keep updated in regard to changes in interpretive guidelines for CMS Conditions of Participation. One of the best ways is to review the CMS Survey & Certification Letter website.
The website can be found at:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/PMSR/list.asp#TopOfPage
I hope this helps answer your questions. The CMS website is a wealth of information, if you just [...]
Quality Improvement Activites a MUST in Nursing Homes and Hospitals - Part II
In the previous post we started talking about the Quality Improvement Programs in nursing homes and hospitals. We will continue it here with a discussion of the program hospitals should have in place.
Hospitals also have regulations that nursing home and hospital surveyors look at to see if the hospital is in compliance. They are a [...]
Quality Improvement Activites a MUST in Nursing Homes and Hospitals - Part I
Nursing Home and Hospitals are responsible for ensuring their systems are correct and are working. This involves quality improvement activities. Nursing homes and hospitals have federal and state regulations that address quality assessment and assurance. The nursing home and hospital surveyors will use these regulations and the guidance at the regulations to determine if a [...]
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