Nursing Homes and Hospitals

How The Current Economic Climate Can Affect Nursing Home and Hospital Surveys and Surveyors

I’ve been busy with surveys and issues coming up regarding surveys that I haven’t had the chance to take time to continue writing. I’m taking a few moments now. I just want to comment on something affecting all of us – the current economic climate. I know how it is affecting me, and I’m sure [...]

How A Hospital Surveyor Conducts The Hospital Survey - Part 4

In the previous posts we started discussing the various tasks in a hospital survey. We are now at Task 4 of the tasks that a nursing home and hospital surveyor must do during a hospital survey.
In Task 4 the hospital survey team takes all their findings and integrates them. They review and analyze all the [...]

How A Hospital Surveyor Conducts The Hospital Survey - Part 3

In the previous posts we started talking about how a nursing home and hospital surveyor conducts a hospital survey and the various steps, or tasks, involved. We are up to task 3.
Task 3, the Information Gathering and Investigation phase, focuses on actual and potential patient outcomes, as well as the processes the hospital is required [...]

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