The Hospital COPs - Used By A Hospital Surveyor
Hospitals have both state and federal regulations to follow. The state regulations they have to follow depend, of course, on the state in which they are located. Federal regulations are those they all must follow. Very often you will find states tend to adopt the federal regulations as their own?with some minor changes. This may [...]
The A to L of Nursing Homes in the Eyes of a Nursing Home And Hospital Surveyor
For Federal surveys, hospitals and nursing homes have a different rating or grading system. In fact, nursing homes have a different system than all the other healthcare facility types. Nursing homes have a Severity and Scope level (from A through L). Hospitals and other healthcare provider types have standards and conditions of participation.
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