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CoP: Informed Consent: Ensuring Compliance with CMS, TJC and DNV: More than Just a Signature

This program will discuss the current CMS hospital conditions of Participation for Critical Access and Acute hospitals.  Standards and requirements under Joint Commission and DNV Health will also be addressed.  A recent study found consent forms were absent in 66% of patient in hospitals leading to a delay of surgical procedures in 10% of the

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CoP Webinar: Swing Beds Regulations: Complying with the CAH Conditions of Participation

In late 2019, CMS rewrote all the swing bed regulations and tag numbers.  Though the regulations are provided in the Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation – Appendix W – the interpretive guidelines and survey procedures are in appendix PP for Long Term Care.  There is no crosswalk between Appendix PP and Appendix W.  Many

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