Always being ready for survey can be one of the greatest challenges, but there are tools. In the following excerpt from HCPro’s recently published Survey Coordinator’s Handbook, 21st Edition, we offer you a look at using tracers to assess how well your team is doing on compliance.
The following information was taken from a CMS Form-2567 “Statement of Deficiencies” posted online by the federal agency under its Quality, Certification and Oversight Reports (QCOR) group.
Get ready—The Joint Commission (TJC), DNV-GL Healthcare and HFAP have announced they are going start doing limited surveys in June. Meanwhile, the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) said it has already begun reaccreditation surveys on a case-by-case basis.
Download checklists provided by CMS and the CDC to review your infectious disease preparedness plans as the COVID-19 emergency continues to ebb and flow throughout the nation.
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 12
Innovation involves doing something differently than how it’s normally done; a new device, policy, or program. And there are plenty of new evidence-based practices, revolutionary studies, and groundbreaking toolkits promising to lift healthcare to new...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28, Issue 9
Two experts explain what new accreditation specialists need to know
The accreditation world can be a perplexing place. Accreditation specialists are expected to be up to date on forever-shifting healthcare regulations. They have to make sure every aspect of their facility is compliant...
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 27, Issue 6
Last year, the Joint Commission's infection control (IC) standard IC.02.02.01 had the dubious honor of being the second-most cited standard for hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory care facilities. The standard requires organizations to lower infection risks...
The newest version of HCPro’s premier survey prep guide, this updated edition lets you thoroughly train your entire organization on the most up-to-date standards, ensuring everyone is ready when surveyors walk through your front door. Save yourself time and effort in preparing your organization...
Remember that the tracer methodology is not a static process; it is evolutionary. As organizational priorities, standards, and systems change, so will your tracer tools—and so will the process for conducting your tracers.
Here we will focus specifically on tracer training and implementation: the "who," "what," and "when" of this key component of a continuous survey readiness plan. This is an excerpt from an article in the monthly training resource Briefings on Accreditation and Quality.
