Inside Accreditation and Quality, May 2020

May 4, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, Emergency Management, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, PPE, Survey Preparation

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University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics policy: Cleaning of toys

April 28, 2020
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 21 Issue 5
Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Survey Preparation

Use this policy, shared courtesy of Lynda Bailey, RN, BSN, CSHA, accreditation specialist for quality and patient safety at the University of Utah...Read More »

Hospital had several chances to avoid deficiencies

April 28, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
Accreditation, CMS, Survey Coordinator Training, Survey Preparation

Leadership attention, policy revisions keys to recoveryRead More »

TJC updates 10 chapters related to burden reduction, discharge planning

April 21, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
Accreditation, CMS, Policies and Procedures, Survey Preparation

Remember before the novel coronavirus for 2019? The one that causes COVID-19?

In the middle of the deluge of pandemic news, you may have...Read More »

Accrediting organizations suspend most survey activities to focus on COVID-19

April 7, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 5
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, HFAP, Joint Commission, Survey Coordinator Training, Survey Preparation

If you are expecting a survey from your accreditation organization (AO) in the upcoming weeks and months, check in with your liaison. All four...Read More »

Verma raps accrediting organizations’ ‘glaring conflict of interest’

March 31, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 4
Accreditation, CMS, Survey Preparation

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma took a swipe at accrediting organizations, noting that when they accept...Read More »

You be the surveyor, April 2020

March 23, 2020
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 2 Issue 4
Accreditation, CMS, Survey Coordinator Training, Survey Preparation

What deficiencies would you cite and why? And how would you correct them?

You be the surveyor.

The following information was taken...Read More »

National emergency declared over COVID-19 coronavirus; 1135 waivers now in play

March 13, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 12
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, Emergency Management, Infection Control, Leadership, Patient Safety, Survey Preparation

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HHS releases final interoperability rules

March 10, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 11
Accreditation, CMS, Data Tracking, Policies and Procedures, Survey Preparation

"Americans will now have electronic access to their health information on their smartphone if they choose," said ONC...Read More »

Use these checklists to stay ahead of promised COVID-19 focus during surveys

March 10, 2020
Accreditation Insider - Volume 14 Issue 11
Accreditation, CMS, COVID-19, HFAP, Infection Control, Joint Commission, Survey Preparation

Download checklists provided by CMS and the CDC to review your infectious disease preparedness plans as CMS signals again that it expects...Read More »

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