“Responding to a wet pack, tray or load is not just about process,” writes W. Zeh Wellington, DNP, MSN, RN, NE-BC, director of procedural care - surgical services at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. “It is about leadership.” More
In addition to ensuring accreditation organizations “use Medicare standards,” CMS also will require surveys be conducted without advance notice, and prohibits accreditation organizations from conducting mock surveys. More
In a comment letter responding to CMS’ 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule, ASCA CEO Bill Prentice argued against the inclusion of ASCs in the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM). More
