*CMS: Survey and Certification Emergency Preparedness Initiative: S&C Emergency Preparedness Checklist Revision[®] [REF: CMS, EOC, PI] S&C-14-12-ALL (PDF) February 28, 2014  CMs1403_B8 Revised Emergency Preparedness Checklist: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised its emergency preparedness checklist information for health care facility planning. These updates provide more detailed guidance about patient/resident tracking,…

  *CMS: Hospital Equipment Maintenance Requirements[®] [REF: CMS, EOC] S&C-14-07 (PDF) February 28, 2014  CMs1403_B9 Hospital Equipment Maintenance Requirement: This letter updates S&C 12-07 and clarifies: Requirements for maintaining hospital facilities, supplies and equipment Use of risk-based assessment (by qualified personnel) to adjust maintenance, inspection and testing frequency of medical equipment from that recommended by the manufacturer…