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April 2012 - Have you been keeping up with CMS changes?

On March 23, 2012 CMS again updated the State Operations Manual, or SOM. This update added the content from the Survey and Certification letters of 12/2/11 on equipment maintenance and the 3/9/12 letter on LSC waivers.

April 2012 - Have you been keeping up with CMS changes?

On March 23, 2012 CMS again updated the State Operations Manual, or SOM. This update added the content from the Survey and Certification letters of 12/2/11 on equipment maintenance and the 3/9/12 letter on LSC waivers. At the time of this writing the links you have been using to access versions of the State Operations Manual and the S&C memos are broken. CMS appears to be updating their website at this time. If you need it quickly before the links are repaired, send one of us a note and we can email you a copy.

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Healthcare Accreditation Consultants

Our mission is to simplify Healthcare accreditation for organizations so they can effectively and efficiently integrate requirements and patient safety initiatives into day to day activities.

Patton’s Healthcare Accreditation Consultants are experts in accreditation requirements and are committed to providing the services and support you need for a successful accreditation survey outcome.

Benefits to You:

  • Joint Commission Consultants with the highest level of content expertise.
  • Solutions that are customized to fit your hospital or healthcare organization.
  • Support and expertise to help insulate you from Joint Commission surveyor variation and subjective findings.
  • A comprehensive evaluation which details potential accreditation vulnerabilities.
  • Expert assistance preparing your POC following a CMS survey.