Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Look for CMS and accrediting organizations to start fully enforcing the agency’s recent interim rule requiring all staff at hospitals and other...Read More »

Training and education in any professional role can help individuals improve their skills and learning competencies. Training and education...Read More »

Check manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFU) as well as nationally recognized standards when updating your policy on the regular maintenance...Read More »

Update your policies on vaccines and make sure the changes are approved before your next survey now that CMS, The Joint Commission (TJC), and the...Read More »

For the eighth time since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared...Read More »

Supreme Court justices hearing emergency arguments about an...Read More »

While there are many Life Safety Code^® (LSC) violations identified throughout an accreditation survey, many of them are “low...Read More »

The Joint Commission (TJC) ended the year with a flurry of reminders about new and revised standards for 2022, many of which had either been...Read More »

DNV has announced that it will conduct its annual NIAHO^® surveys remotely at least through the end of February. The triennial onsite...Read More »

In 2022, CMS plans to restart its pilot project to improve validation surveys but is likely to continue pressure on accrediting organizations (AO...Read More »