In years past, the term-ending grades for the various accreditation organizations have been transmitted to Congress in the late fall/early winter (the winter portion depends on where you are), but for Fiscal Year ’21 (Oct. 1, 2019 – Sept. 30, 2020), ...
If one accepts that one of the fundamental goals of the accreditation survey process is to generate findings, there is no reason to think that frequently cited standards, etc., by other organizations providing oversight (for instance, our good friends at OSHA) might not draw some attention when...
It seems there is a movement afoot in the surveyor ranks to try to identify processes that have been in place so long that the results of any risk assessment are likely fossilized, or to find conditions or practices for which risk assessments have not been “officially” documented.
As we rapidly approach May 11 and the official termination of the Public Health Emergency relating to COVID-19, I realized that I’ve been “sitting” on some COVID stuff that I wanted to get to you folks before it became too long in the tooth. The world’s response over the last three years or so...
