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RTN1212_B4_Deemed Status Update
• TS: – CMS: What’s New for Deemed Status Hospitals in 2013 [REF: JCSC, LDR, MDx, P&T, Phrm, RNx] The Source, December 2012, Vol 10, #12, Pg 10 [®] This past May, CMS updated its Conditions of Participation (CoP) for hospitals and within a few months (became effective in July) TJC updated and aligned…
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RTN1210_B2_TJC/CMS Align
• PR: Accepted: New and Revised Requirements to Align with CMS CoPs – [Ftxt] [REF: MDx, RNx, P&T, Phrm] Perspectives September 2012, Pg 4, Vol 32, # 10 [®] TJC has again revised its standards to more closely align with CMS changes in 77 FR 29034 or CMS-3244-F that became effective this past 7/16/12. These…
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RTN1210_B3_Intracycle Monitoring
• PR: – Joint Commission to Launch New Intracycle Monitoring Process [REF: JCCAP, JCSC, LDR, MDx, PI, PPR, RNx] Perspectives September 2012, Vol 32, # 10, Pg 10 TJC’s new Intracycle Monitoring (ICM) process began pilot testing this past January and is not scheduled for full implementation until January, 2013. However, on November 12th, a…