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Inside Accreditation and Quality, October 2020

April 22, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Patient Safety

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HFAP: Problems continue with physical environment, IC, quality

April 22, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Quality & Errors

CMS has signaled that accrediting organizations (AO) like HFAP can resume even more surveys in areas where the COVID-19 patient surge is slowing. But what will HFAP surveyors be looking for? In lat...

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HHS makes COVID-19 data reporting a Medicare CoP as of Sept. 2

April 22, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

Get a firm handle on your COVID-19 case data now that a new interim final rule requires the information to be reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a Medicare Condition of P...

Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor

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TJC releases advice to protect well-being of healthcare workers during pandemic

April 22, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in January, healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals have been working almost nonstop, often in high-stress environments without the proper support they need to do their ...

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Monitor staff adherence to key hospital policies to avoid IJ

April 22, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

In the September issue, we told you about a hospital that responded quickly to threats posed after the nation learned of the 2019 novel coronavirus, but still faced a finding of immediate jeopardy (IJ...

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

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Q&A: How to prevent hospital-acquired pressure ulcers/injuries

April 22, 2026

Patient Safety, Quality & Errors, Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Each year, 2.5 million patients suffer from pressure ulcers and injuries, with 60,000 dying from complications. To put that into some context, in 2018 there were fewer suicide attempts (1.4 million) a...

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CMS encourages state agencies, AOs to resume surveys

April 22, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Dust off any outstanding plans of correction (POC) for CMS and intensify survey readiness prep because you may be getting surveyors on-site soon. ...

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Punching above your weight: Virtual inspections are coming!

September 08, 2020

Environment and Facilities, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

By Steve MacArthur, Hospital Safety Consultant As we continue the endurance test that is 2020, one of the general concepts that keeps cropping up relates to external folks (I hesitate to characteri...

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DNV-GL now 2nd deeming authority for psych hospitals

September 03, 2020

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Behavioral & Mental Health

Inpatient behavioral health facilities seeking accreditation to participate in Medicare and Medicaid now have a second choice after CMS approved DNV-GL Healthcare’s first application for recognition a...

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HHS makes COVID-19 data reporting a Medicare CoP as of Sept. 2

August 28, 2020

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Infection Control

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Inside Accreditation and Quality, October 2020

HFAP: Problems continue with physical environment, IC, quality

HHS makes COVID-19 data reporting a Medicare CoP as of Sept. 2

TJC releases advice to protect well-being of healthcare workers during pandemic

Monitor staff adherence to key hospital policies to avoid IJ

Q&A: How to prevent hospital-acquired pressure ulcers/injuries

CMS encourages state agencies, AOs to resume surveys

Punching above your weight: Virtual inspections are coming!

DNV-GL now 2nd deeming authority for psych hospitals

HHS makes COVID-19 data reporting a Medicare CoP as of Sept. 2

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