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Renal Dialysis Findings Offer Key Compliance Insights
Survey findings in the new Quality Review edition of Surveyor break down compliance gaps, delivering valuable insights to help your…
Top ASC Deficiencies Highlight Opportunities for Improvement
Data from the latest Quality Review edition of Surveyor show that operational challenges remain for ambulatory surgery centers. In the recent…
Don’t Let Contractors Sink Your Surgery Practice: OBS Vendor Oversight and QAPI Integration, Part 2
When you run an office‐based surgery (OBS) practice, balancing overall management with care delivery details is an ongoing challenge…
Documentation Gaps Dominate Home Health Survey Deficiencies
Top survey deficiencies across home health and other home-based care programs share a common theme: standard findings related to documentation…
Understanding Cold Chain Shipping
ACHC pharmacy surveyors visit all types of pharmacies every day. We see independent pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, and large corporate pharmacies. Regardless of…
Accreditation Theater: The Illusion of Rigor in Healthcare Accreditation
In the post-9/11 era, the term “Security Theater” emerged to describe over-the-top yet ineffective airport security procedures designed more to make travelers feel safe than to actually increase safety. Today, healthcare accreditation faces its own version…