Attention: Acute Care Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Ambulatory Surgical Centers Please share this information with: Chief Nursing Officer Chief Medical Officer / VP Medical Affairs Director, Pharmacy Services Director / Manager, Medical Records / HIM On January 5, 2018, CMS published a revision to Survey & Certification memo #18-10 (originally published 12/28/17), “Texting of Patient…
Attention: Acute Care Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers On December 28, 2017, CMS published Survey & Certification memo #18-10, “Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers.” Key Points: CMS does not permit the texting of orders by physicians or other health care providers. Please click the link at the bottom of this email to read the full…
Attention: Clinical Lab Directors and Managers On December 15, 2017, CMS published Survey & Certification memo #18-07, “Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Proficiency Testing (PT) Referral Categories.” Please follow the link below for the full CMS S&C Memo #18-07. Effective: Immediately Click here to read the full CMS S&C 18-07. Questions? Please contact us at info@hfap.org.