tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 17

Hospitals: NEW RULES HIT HOME FOR HOSPITAL SURVEYS

With new hospital quality rules in effect for Medicare, surveyors will be taking a different kind of look at how facilities work to enhance patient care. In an April 10 letter to state survey agency directors (Ref: S&C-03-16), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services outlines its expectations for compliance with the new quality assessment and performance improvement condition of participation for hospitals. The main purpose of the QAPI COP, CMS says, is to "set a clear expectation that hospitals must take a proactive approach to improve their performance and focus on improved patient care and patient safety...

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