On April 5, 2013, CMS released a proposed rule to the Survey, Certification and Enforcement Procedures, at 42 CFR §488 and 42 CFR §489. The...Read More »
The Joint Commission announced in June a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) aimed at improving the safety of clinical alarm systems. The goal...Read More »
Welcome to "HIPAA demystified," the first in an ongoing series. Everyone now lives in a world of HIPAA, yet many-indeed, most of us-are not...Read More »
While we are on the subject of the CMS, you may be interested to know that an update of the State Operations Manual (which is basically the...Read More »
Medicare is proposing assigning stars or a different easily understood symbol to hospitals so patients can more easily compare the quality of care...Read More »
One of the more interestingly painful survey findings that I’ve come across hinge on the use of a household item that previously had caused little...Read More »
Last week, we started the discussion regarding findings relative to the inspection, testing, and maintenance of medical gas systems, which reminds...Read More »