Is it time to move toward a centralized verification organization (CVO)? Many organizations are doing so to streamline the credentialing process, reduce administrative redundancies, and lower costs, according to Jodie Chant,MPA/HCA,...
CMS has officially put out guidance to its own state survey agencies that all its on-site surveyors should be fully vaccinated, and it expects the same of accrediting organizations (AO). However, according to Quality, Safety & Oversight Group memo QSO-22-10-ALL, AOs are expected to enforce...
Expect hospital accrediting organizations to continue to update their standards, especially to align more with the language in CMS Conditions of Participation.
Depending on what state your hospital or healthcare system is in and when you face your regularly scheduled survey, you might have weeks or only days to come into compliance with CMS’ interim final rule...
