Noncompliance at deficiency tag F865 will be cited if surveyors find that a facility has not implemented and/or maintained a comprehensive QAPI program that addresses all the care and unique services ...

Anyone with an interest in quality nursing home care should agree on one thing: The moment for Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) is now! A couple of years ago, a nursing home ...

The latest installment in a series of webinars helping providers better deal with the MDS comes Thursday, when attendees can learn strategies for building and maintaining a strong QAPI in-facility ...

As we described in our prior blog post, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published multiple COVID-19 Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers. CMS announced another round of ...

CMS proposes to require OPOs to establish a QAPI program to monitor and evaluate performance of all donation services, including services provided under contract or arrangement. As part of the QAPI ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In 1984, The National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) established that donated organs are a limited/scare public ...

An ASC administrator is integral to a quality assurance performance improvement program, according to a Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III blog. Pinnacle III shared five key ways ASC administrators ...

2015 was a critical year for infection prevention, with several “pivotal moments” shaking the industry and further emphasizing the need for integration into organizations’ quality assurance ...