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Experts in a time of crisis

Immediate jeopardy. Condition-level deficiencies. These are the words health care leaders hope never to hear. The impacts to the health and safety of your organization’s patients, as well as its staff, brand and bottom line, are monumental.

We can help you prepare to achieve and maintain compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (CoPs) before, during and after a survey.

We have a full suite of customizable advisory services- from mock surveys to onsite support during or after your survey to a pay as you need off-site service- we are here to help when your CMS dollars are at stake.

PREPARE

Conduct mock surveys to assess your readiness; pinpoint CoP risk areas; assist in future preparation efforts; meet with your leadership about requirements and the survey process

RESPOND

Support the development of a Plan of Care; guide you through the Plan of Correction submission process; review and analyze CMS form 2567: Statement of Deficiencies (SOD)

RECOVER

Align your Plan of Correction with CMS guidelines for quality and compliance; create a plan of removal and plan of correction to prepare for a resurvey when in immediate jeopardy

– Hospitals 

– Nursing Care Centers 

– Organ Transplant 

– Psychiatric Hospitals

– Ambulatory Surgical Centers

– Dialysis Centers

– EMTALA

– Home Health and Hospice

Hear Michelle McDonald,RN, MPH Executive Director, Government Regulations, Joint Commission Resources, talk about how we can help you prepare for and respond and recover form a CMS survey.

Get timely, trusted answers to CMS questions by email, phone or both. We provide clear, practical guidance on questions including, but not limited to:

– General Medicare requirements

– Conditions of Participation (CoPs)

– The Plan of Care

– The Plan of Correction submission process

– CMS form 2567: Statement of Deficiencies (SOD)

An SIA may be the only way forward for your organization if you’re faced with the loss of Medicare participation. Our experts have:

– Experience conducting SIAs

– Expertise in patient safety & best practices

– Experience in change management

– Relationships with subject matter experts

– Independent outside opinions

– Ethically based business practices

– Knowledge of Conditions of Participation

Our CMS survey experts are former state and federal surveyors. Their depth of expertise includes the full continuum of care — from hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and nursing homes to home health care and hospice agencies. Our unique combination of hands-on expertise enables us to provide practical, effective solutions to address any level of CMS need, in any health care setting.

Let us help you have a positive CMS survey experience, or respond and recover with trusted guidance and support.