Question:
Is there any update on when CMS will begin to require compliance with the face-to-face requirement for DME patients?
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The latest update from CMS regarding the face-to-face encounter requirement for certain...
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The HHS Office for Civil Rights has announced the commencement of the next phase of audits of covered entities and their business associates to determine compliance with the HIPAA Privacy,...
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Where can I find CMS’ update for the Organ Transplant Interpretive Guidelines?
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CMS published an advance copy of the Interpretive Guidelines for the Organ Transplant Conditions of Participation (CoPs) at 42...
The National Patient Safety Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a world where patients and those who care for them are free from harm. NPSF is the founding...
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defined safety as “freedom from accidental injury.” Patient safety has multiple definitions:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) – A discipline in the health care...
Patient Safety Awareness Week, an initiative of the National Patient Safety Foundation, is March 13 -19, 2016. The National Patient Safety Foundation recently published the report Free from Harm: Accelerating...
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Question:
Is there a standard related to monitoring the temperature when performing quality control checks for eyewash stations?
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The Joint Commission does not have a specific standard related to monitoring the water...
The Joint Commission has issued a NEW Sentinel Event Alert that addresses detecting and treating suicide ideation in all settings. According to TJC, the suicide rate in the United States...