Nursing Homes and Hospitals

How A Hospital Surveyor Conducts The Hospital Survey - Part 2

In the previous post we started discussing the process a nursing home and hospital surveyor goes through to conduct a hospital survey. We got through the first step (task 1).
After Task 1 is completed, the survey team goes to the hospital. This is part of Task 2, The Entrance Activities. During this task the [...]

How A Hospital Surveyor Conducts The Hospital Survey - Part 1

In the previous post we started discussing aspects of the hospital survey and how the nursing home and hospital surveyor starts to prepare for the survey. We will continue with a discussion of the tasks (steps).
The hospital survey has 6 “tasks”. These are:

Task 1 Off-Site Survey Preparation

Task 2 Entrance Activities

Task 3 Information Gathering/ Investigation

Task 4 [...]

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”. [...]

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