CMS inspections to prioritize infection control amid coronavirus outbreak

(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review)

CMS on March 4 instructed state agencies and accrediting organizations to almost exclusively focus on infection control compliance during hospital and nursing home inspections to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.  Continue reading article here…

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