How A Nursing Home Surveyor Conducts The Nursing Home Survey - Part 1
As with hospitals, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs) are required to be in compliance with their requirements, which are located at 42 CFR Part 483, Subpart B, in order to receive payment under the Medicare or Medicaid programs. Unlike hospitals, SNFs and NFs have two types of standard surveys. The traditional survey [...]
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 [...]