Hospitals everywhere in the United States should take note: CMS announced on March 26, 2020, that it is lifting its extended 30-day survey suspension for hospitals. Survey activity will now resume. COVID-19’s impact on...more
On August 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in a memo to State Survey Agency Directors (QSO-20-35-ALL) the resumption of certain routine surveys and inspections of healthcare providers...more
On August 17, 2020, CMS encouraged State Survey Agencies to resume some of their normal enforcement activities. Maintaining a Medicare provider agreement is paramount for acute care hospitals, and that process includes...more
On August 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Guidance Memorandum (Guidance) setting forth revised state survey agency priorities as well as providing information regarding the resumption...more
In this issue: - Nursing Facility Survey Trends: Directed Plans of Correction, Privacy Violations and FTag 520 Quality Assurance Committee Citations - COBRA Meets ACA – Time to Update COBRA Notices -...more
Directed Plans of Correction, or DPOCs, have long been part of the arsenal of enforcement sanctions available to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for survey deficiencies, just like civil money penalties (CMPs);...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced revisions to its State Operations Manual that change the complaint survey investigation process and typical timeline for resolution....more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released survey findings from hundreds of hospital CMS-2567 forms to a nonprofit organization that has posted the information—without responsive plans of correction from the...more