Update: CMS recently modified compliance deadlines for facilities previously subject to the injunctions lifted by the Supreme Court. Those facilities must now comply with phase 1 of the CMS rule by ...
In June of 2021, OSHA issued an ETS which required a variety of actions for healthcare providers. This included continuing personal protective equipment programs such as masking, specific respiratory ...
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CMS will continue reporting data on patient safety indicators including pressure sores, falls and sepsis. The agency’s initial proposal to suppress data reported by hospitals as part of a measure ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has pulled back on plans to pause public reporting on certain hospital safety data in the wake of pushback from patient safety advocates. In Monday’s ...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is pursuing a new avenue to identify potential employer violations related to COVID-19 employee deaths at long-term care facilities: employers’ ...