I may not be perfect, but I’m perfect for you: CMS rates the accreditation...
Another mixed bag of stuff for you this week, leading off with a quick spin through CMS’ report card to Congress. While the numbers have shifted around a little, infection control is making a move on...
View ArticleWalls and Bridges: Managing construction projects large and small
As you might guess, part of my approach when I’m doing onsite client work is to review the process for managing construction projects, inclusive of the risk assessment process (infection control, life...
View ArticleOne size fits all…or one size fits none
In a world in which the economies of scale don’t always economize, I keep running into situations and/or conditions that result from trying to make something do too much. The classic example (other...
View ArticleDo you still BBI? Also, how do you spell survey finding?
N-O-I-N-V-E-N-T-O-R-Y While I am not convinced it every truly went away, next month marks the official return of one of the most (in)famous acronyms in surveydom: BBI, which we all know stands for...
View ArticleAnd it makes me wonder…sure does!
And it’s not just a bustle in your hedgerow, so alarm might be warranted… Lately, I’ve been using this space to muse on the potential for changes to the survey process, particularly as a function of...
View ArticleIf you’re the AHJ, it really isn’t an “interpretation,” is it?
I’m sure we all have stories about Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) whose “sense” of what is required by code was less operationally friendly than one might have preferred. The instructor at my...
View ArticleAre you transmitting? Late night fire drills and alarm signals…
I think we can safely say that sometimes it is tough to pinpoint specifics when it comes down to what performance elements are cited during regulatory surveys, be they virtual or actual. In this...
View ArticleDoing the waive: Categorical waivers are still in the mix…
In preparation for last week’s missive on the transmission of fire alarm signals during fire drills (more on that in a moment), I ran across a CMS categorical waiver that was posted early last fall...
View ArticleForever in debt to your priceless advice…
Continuing on with our discussions of the unusually revelatory April issue of Perspectives, we shall now turn to the life safety-related items, starting with the sweetness of suites (though this may...
View ArticleEvery once in a while…
…I make good on the promise of brevity. Let’s see if this is one of those weeks. As we continue to wind down from the various and sundry modifications that were made to the physical environment to...
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