Every hospital that receives reimbursement from Medicare or Medicaid must follow certain Conditions of Participation (CoP) set out by CMS. The agency recently issued a memo to update five sections of the hospital CoP manual.
Complete this sentence: On an inpatient psychiatric unit, staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, __________ is one of the most frequently occurring sentinel events.
When it is necessary to use restraint or seclusion to protect the physical safety of the patient, visitors, staff, and others, the orders must be time limited. What is the time frame for children under 9 years of age?
The American Hospital Association’s (AHA) TrendWatch has released a recent report looking at hospital readmissions and what quality of care issues might be interconnected to readmission rates.
Save the date for the 6th annual AHAP Conference, May 10-11,2012 in Orlando, FL!
The 6th Annual AHAP Conference is the live event for all things related to hospital accreditation. Take advantage of this annual event to network with other accreditation professionals from across...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release this week to give added support to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (COP) rules released in November of last year giving patients the right to choose their own visitors...
