As in past years, CMS is concerned about the number and severity of deficiencies found by accrediting organizations (AO) compared to those found...Read More »
Expect accrediting organizations (AO) to focus more on the physical environment, patient rights, infection control, governing body leadership, and...Read More »
The prevention of suicide and other forms of patient self-harm continues to be a focus of CMS and accrediting organizations (AO). While CMS does...Read More »
CMS issued a final rule May 31 officially rescinding the regulatory requirement to vaccinate healthcare staff in hospitals and other health...Read More »
Establish an incident response team to handle decisions about high-risk pregnancy cases that may present dilemmas in your hospital’s emergency...Read More »
If you have seen accrediting organizations get tougher in the last few years on physical environment deficiencies, be forewarned: It’s likely to...Read More »