Expect hospital accrediting organizations to continue to update their standards, especially to align more with the language in CMS Conditions of...Read More »
CMS has officially put out guidance to its own state survey agencies that all its onsite surveyors should be fully vaccinated, and it expects the...Read More »
In 2022, CMS plans to restart its pilot project to improve validation surveys but is likely to continue pressure on accrediting organizations (AO...Read More »
CMS is taking up the mantle along with The Joint Commission (TJC) to improve the safety of maternity patients who are at risk for pregnancy and...Read More »
Look for CMS and accrediting organizations to start fully enforcing the agency’s recent interim rule requiring all staff at hospitals and other...Read More »
Update your policies on vaccines and make sure the changes are approved before your next survey now that CMS, The Joint Commission (TJC), and the...Read More »
