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Use CMS memo on emergency abortions to educate staff on EMTALA obligations

July 26, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

Use the July 11 CMS memo reminding hospitals of their obligations under the federal EMTALA law as a good opportunity to review policies and to educate doctors, nurses, and other personnel on requireme...

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Drug Diversion Prevention book excerpt: Video surveillance

July 25, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

An important part of the diversion prevention and detection initiatives of any institution is limiting access to controlled drugs through physical security measures and instituting measures that allow...

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Roundup: Survey tips, changes, and news

July 25, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced staff members are no longer required to wear a mask during surveys and that standards revisions continue. ...

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The inside scoop from a Life Safety Code surveyor

December 21, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

It can be harrowing when a surveyor and their team arrive at your facility. Even though you’ve spent a good chunk of time getting ready for the survey, you’ll undoubtedly still feel like you’ve left s...

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CMS proposes to cut audio-only telehealth coverage

December 21, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed dropping Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth services once the Covid-19 public health emergency is over. The proposal imperils ...

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CMS strengthens guidance on EMTALA and emergency abortions

July 12, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

CMS is again reminding hospitals of their obligations under federal law to help pregnant women in medical emergencies, but with the added emphasis that care must be offered “irrespective of any state ...

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CMS revises exemptions for annual full-scale exercise—again

July 19, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

For the third time, CMS has revised its June 2021 Quality, Safety & Oversight group memo on exemptions for full-scale exercises of emergency management plans during pandemic operations. ...

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ICYMI: CMS issues flurry of QSO updates in late May, June

July 19, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

CMS issued several Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSO) memos in late May and early June, including two updating COVID-19 survey requirements and another updating the State Operations Manual Ap...

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Everyone’s a risk wrangler

July 18, 2022

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Behavioral & Mental Health

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 whole risk assessment thing and I have come to the in...

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One more time, with feeling: PHE for COVID-19 renewed

July 15, 2022

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

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Use CMS memo on emergency abortions to educate staff on EMTALA obligations

Drug Diversion Prevention book excerpt: Video surveillance

Roundup: Survey tips, changes, and news

The inside scoop from a Life Safety Code surveyor

CMS proposes to cut audio-only telehealth coverage

CMS strengthens guidance on EMTALA and emergency abortions

CMS revises exemptions for annual full-scale exercise—again

ICYMI: CMS issues flurry of QSO updates in late May, June

Everyone’s a risk wrangler

One more time, with feeling: PHE for COVID-19 renewed

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