Critical access hospitals are required to comply with CMS conditions of participation. There are commonly cited deficiencies during standard surveys and complaint investigations of critical access hospitals. This presentation identifies the top-cited regulations and explains the regulation and why they are found noncompliant.

Learning Objectives:-

• Describe and discuss why an accredited hospital must comply with CMS regulations.
• Explain the implications of a condition-level deficiency.
• Describe commonly cited deficiencies.
• Explain the regulations and related interpretative guidelines for each deficiency.

Who Will Benefit?

This program is intended for quality management/performance improvement professionals, nurse executives/registered nurses and compliance officers.