The threat of loss of accreditation is one that keeps survey coordinators and hospital leaders awake at night, but for most hospitals, it's more of a bogeyman than an actual threat-there are many stages an organization must go through and fail before their accrediting bodies slam the hammer down...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 23, Issue 10
It is often said that the accreditation world is growing more streamlined. With Joint Commission standards more aligned with CMS requirements than ever before, and The Joint Commission's two primary competitors, the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program and Det Norske Veritas, basing their...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 23, Issue 10
There are three separate tag numbers that hospitals must review in order to understand the CMS requirements for standing orders, protocols, and order sets. Additionally, CMS included information on this topic in the changes to the hospital Conditions of Participation (CoP), which were published...