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RTN1304_B7_CMS-2567 on the Web
• CMS: Access to Statements of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) on the Web for Skilled Nursing Facilities, Nursing Facilities, Hospitals,& Critical Access Hospitals [Pearl: CMS, JCSC, LDR] Survey and Cert Letter 13-21 [PDF, 153KB] March 22, 2013, 3 Pgs In March 2013, CMS began posting CMS-2567s for short-term acute care hospitals (including state psychiatric hospitals) and critical access…
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RTN1304_B8_Dining Standards
• CMS: Information Only: New Dining Standards of Practice Resources are Available Now [REF: Diet, LDR, MD, RN] Survey and Cert Letter 13-13 [PDF, 122KB] March 1, 2013, 3 Pgs “Research has indicated that many older individuals may not need to be limited to very restrictive diets, pureed foods, and thickened liquids even though they…
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RTN1304_C_TJC Publications
THE JOINT COMMISSION (TJC and JCR) [Index] [Blog] Perspectives [PR] – (April 2013, Vol 33, #4) • Pg 10: New Speak Up Video Addresses Pain [FYI: PtAd, PtEd, RN] This latest installment (#8) in the series encourages patients to speak up about their pain and provides suggestions for describing it accurately. [Index]…