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CMS memos offers new IC, visitation guidance for BH settings

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health, Infection Control

The prolonged social isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has created unique challenges for psychiatric hospitals and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabiliti...

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OIG finds fire safety, emergency prep deficiencies at LTC facilities

December 19, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

If your healthcare system accreditation is tied to a long-term care facility or nursing home, be aware that the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is still going state b...

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More and more hospital surveys may be on-site, depending on conditions

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Be aware: As COVID-19 cases go down, your odds for an on-site reaccreditation survey might go up. CMS is continuing to limit its on-site hospital surveys, except those involving complaints of immed...

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Start getting staff back into survey shape with this quick quiz

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Fire & Life Safety

Your staff has been dealing with the COVID-19 crisis at work and at home for more than a year. Help them to get back into a survey readiness mindset with this quick quiz. Hospitals have found that sim...

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, April 2021

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Subscribers, download this month's full IAQ newsletter Not a subscriber yet? Sign up for a Basic of Platinum membership to gain access to all Patient Safety Monitor Journal and Inside Accreditati...

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Some tips and thoughts on reengaging with normal operations

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

As anyone in emergency planning knows, part of being prepared is having an emergency recovery plan, one that lets you also go about the business of caring for patients. The COVID-19 public health e...

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TJC adds IM standard to address CMS rule on e-notification

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities

Update policies and check with your information technology (IT) team to ensure you are meeting CMS requirements for electronic medical record (EMR) interoperability that were outlined in two final rul...

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Plan care for dialysis patients and others stranded in a disaster

December 19, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Policies and Procedures

Work with your regional healthcare coalition and Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify the number of dialysis and other vulnerable patients who might show up needing critical services if water a...

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Winter storm in Texas tests concept of ‘all-hazards planning’

December 19, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities

As an experienced trauma nurse with a master’s degree in emergency management, Lori Upton has been through a lot of disasters in the Houston area. She’s experienced the hurricanes and tropical stor...

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Yes, you must open doors to unvaccinated surveyors

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

In case you missed it, here’s a roundup of breaking news from the Accreditation & Quality Compliance Center since Inside Accreditation & Quality was last published. by A.J. Plunkett (aplunk...

CMS memos offers new IC, visitation guidance for BH settings

OIG finds fire safety, emergency prep deficiencies at LTC facilities

More and more hospital surveys may be on-site, depending on conditions

Start getting staff back into survey shape with this quick quiz

Inside Accreditation and Quality, April 2021

Some tips and thoughts on reengaging with normal operations

TJC adds IM standard to address CMS rule on e-notification

Plan care for dialysis patients and others stranded in a disaster

Winter storm in Texas tests concept of ‘all-hazards planning’

Yes, you must open doors to unvaccinated surveyors

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