The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be testing truncated survey processes starting in 2024, part of an effort to make on-site inspections more efficient as the agency deals with multiple ...

On January 13, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new streamlined survey and certification process for psychiatric hospitals as part of the agency’s “Patients over ...

Nursing homes care for the most vulnerable members of our society. Those responsible for the coordination and delivery of care in nursing homes should absolutely be held accountable for clinical ...

With CMS approval, surveys for initial accreditation to participate in Medicare resumed in May, as they could be done virtually—offering the greatest protection against COVID-19, and less pressure and ...

Modifications also include public disclosure of accreditation organization survey information and intermediate civil penalty remedies for noncompliance. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub.

Oswego trustees recently reviewed results of a community survey conducted last winter. The survey process is intended to gather information to improve municipal services and help guide long-range ...