Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS is again reminding hospitals of their obligations under federal law to help pregnant women in medical emergencies, but with the added emphasis...Read More »

CMS issued several Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSO) memos in late May and early June, including two updating COVID-19 survey...Read More »

For the third time, CMS has revised its June 2021 ...Read More »

It seems that every week when I look for topics upon which to pontificate, I periodically try to find things that don’t (necessarily) focus on the...Read More »

The COVID-19 public health emergency is extended through October 13.Read More »

Scott Wytosick, CFPS, CFI-II, life safety coordinator for Akron Children’s Hospital and former Life Safety Code^®...Read More »

CMS issued six new survey tags as well as other updates to its online...Read More »

The Joint Commission’s newly reorganized and revised Emergency Management standards do not address crisis of care standards now, but the...Read More »

Standardize how your hospital manages its medical supplies to ensure that they are safely stored, updated, and available when needed. Also be sure...Read More »

Now that we’ve turned full on into July (I’m parched just thinking about it), The Joint Commission survey process is going to (at least for a time...Read More »