Nursing Home Federal Requirements Guidelines to Surveyors and Survey Protocols, 7th Edition

Nursing Home Federal Requirements Guidelines to Surveyors and Survey Protocols, 7th Edition
by James E. Allen PhD MSPH NHA IP (Author)  - This is  a P.D.F Ebook.

[The book] lists all the federal requirements that are evaluated by state surveyors during the annual survey visit to nursing homes and for complaint visits. The exhibit section contains forms used by surveyors to gather data during the survey visit. Visually, the format makes the regulations easy to read. If nursing home staff used the book to prepare for a survey, they would be well prepared.

Marcia Flesner, PhD, RN, MHCA
University of Missouri-Columbia
From Doody's Review
The Federal government, together with more than 50 advocacy groups, has spent the past 40 years writing and refining the rules and guidelines in this manual.

This book presents the latest federal guidelines and protocols used by federal surveyors in certifying facilities for participation in Medicare and Medicaid funding. It is an essential resource for long-term care facilities to have on hand to be ready for a survey at any time. It provides information straight from CMS's Internet-Only Manual-in print and at your fingertips for easy access.

Divided into four accessible and user-friendly parts, this manual includes:
Federal requirements and interpretive guidelines
Rules for conducting the survey
Summary of the requirements for long-term care facilities and surveyors
CMS forms commonly used by surveyors
This newly updated and revised edition spans every aspect and service of a nursing home and represents the latest requirements to ensure that outstanding quality assurance and risk management programs are in place.

New to This Edition:
Section on how to use manual
Summarization of federal requirements
Updated definitions of Medicare and Medicaid
Compliance requirements with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
SNF/Hospice requirements when SNF serves hospice patients
SNF-based home health agencies
Life safety code requirements
Changes in SNF provider status
Surveyor qualifications standards
Management of complaints and incidents
New medical director guidelines