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, 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
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