CMS Revises Form 855A
CMS announced on November 22, 2023 that an updated version of Form 855-A is now available. The updated ...
Read More CMS Resumes Validation Surveys with a Twist!
On September 6, 2023, CMS released QSO 23-14-NLTC which announces the post-Public Health Emergency resumption of Validation Surveys. ...
Read More CMS State Operations Manual Revision
In a transmittal dated July 21, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided an Update ...
Read More EXPIRED Revised Guidance for Staff Vaccination Requirements
In a memorandum dated July 25, 2023, noted as QSO-23-02-ALL EXPIRED, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...
Read More Ligature Risk And Assessment in Hospitals For Patient Safety
In a memorandum dated July 17, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) focused on the ...
Read More Unannounced Surveys and Complaint Reviews by Accrediting Organizations
In a memorandum dated June 16, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) informed Accrediting Organizations ...
Read More Update on National Practitioner Data Bank Requirement
The National Practitioner Data Base requirement has been revised. Currently, the standard requires that hospitals query the National ...
Read More Patient Rights Standard for Critical Access Hospitals – 2023 Revision
On May 3, 2023, The Joint Commission released its latest revisions to the Standards applicable to its Critical ...
Read More CMS Quality, Certification, and Oversight (QCOR) Survey Reports
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services posts onsite survey reports by State Survey Agencies on their Survey ...
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