/ en Thu, 01 May 2025 12:57:18 -0500 Fri, 26 Mar 21 14:30:37 -0500 /news/headline/2021-03-26-cms-lifts-suspension-survey-activities <p>The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today <a href="https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-21-16-hospitals.pdf">announced</a> the immediate resumption of survey activities for all complaints. On Jan. 20, 2021, CMS issued guidance limiting hospital surveys for all complaints other than Immediate Jeopardy complaints.</p> <p>The suspension period lasted for 30 days and was extended once, keeping the suspension in place through March 22, 2021. In the newly released guidance, CMS states that it is not extending the survey suspension beyond the March 22, 2021 date. </p> Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:30:37 -0500 Ratings & Reviews /news/headline/2020-08-18-cms-resumes-routine-inspections-all-providers-and-suppliers <p><span><span><span>The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services <a href="https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-35-all.pdf">yesterday announced</a> it will resume routine inspections of all Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers that were previously suspended as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>In the guidance, CMS directed the resumption of onsite revisit surveys, non-immediate jeopardy complaint surveys and annual recertification surveys as soon as resources are available. </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>The agency also provided guidance on resolving enforcement cases that were previously on hold because of survey prioritization changes, while temporarily expanding the desk review policy to include all noncompliance reviews except for immediate-jeopardy citations that have not been removed.</span></span></span></p> Tue, 18 Aug 2020 14:44:57 -0500 Ratings & Reviews /news/headline/2020-06-22-cahme-releases-health-care-graduate-program-comparison-tool <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span><span>Students, employers and the general public can compare and evaluate graduate health care management programs with the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education’s <a href="http://www.cahme.org/advance">new online search tool</a>. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span><span>CAHME <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AyIzlP3mtQl4RQqRIKfSRFL2qCFB8LJ-/view">last week said</a> the free site considers performance and outcomes of programs that meet the commission’s accreditation standards. Users can search by degree type, online versus residential and region, and find program requirements, recruitment profiles, student and faculty demographics, starting salary and placement information.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:33:09 -0500 Ratings & Reviews