Accreditation & Survey Preparation

HFAP this week released its prepublication manual for critical access hospital (CAH), and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) surveys.Read More »

A proposed CMS change to the 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule will require surgeons document and report data every 10 minutes for new billing...Read More »

CMS announced on September 8 that it had finalized new emergency response requirements for healthcare providers participating in the Medicare or...Read More »

Keeping a hospital compliant and survey ready is a difficult, endless, and often frustrating task. One of the difficulties can be...Read More »

Keeping a hospital compliant and survey ready is a difficult, endless, and often frustrating task. One of the difficulties can be...Read More »

Attendees at this year's American Society of Healthcare Engineering conference were caught by surprise when George Mills, the...Read More »

After months of delays, CMS in July publicly released its hospital star ratings system on its Hospital Compare website. The...Read More »

During your next Joint Commission survey, be prepared to answer three new questions before even starting your building tour.Read More »