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42 CFR 403.732 - Condition of participation: Quality assessment and performance improvement.

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§ 403.732
Condition of participation: Quality assessment and performance improvement.
The RNHCI must develop, implement, and maintain a quality assessment and performance improvement program.
(a) Standard: Program scope. (1) The quality assessment and performance improvement program must include, but is not limited to, measures to evaluate:
(i) Access to care.
(ii) Patient satisfaction.
(iii) Staff performance.
(iv) Complaints and grievances.
(v) Discharge planning activities.
(vi) Safety issues, including physical environment.
(2) In each of the areas listed in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, and any other areas the RNHCI includes, the RNHCI must do the following:
(i) Define quality assessment and performance improvement measures.
(ii) Describe and outline quality assessment and performance improvement activities appropriate for the services furnished by or in the RNHCI.
(iii) Measure, analyze, and track performance that reflect care and RNHCI processes.
(iv) Inform all patients, in writing, of the scope and responsibilities of the quality assessment and performance improvement program.
(3) The RNHCI must set priorities for performance improvement, considering the prevalence of and severity of identified problems.
(4) The RNHCI must act to make performance improvements and must track performance to assure that improvements are sustained.
(b) Standard: Program responsibilities. (1) The governing body, administration, and staff are responsible for ensuring that the quality assessment and performance improvement program addresses identified priorities in the RNHCI and are responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance, and performance improvement of assessment actions.
(2) The RNHCI must include all programs, departments, functions, and contracted services when developing, implementing, maintaining, and evaluating the program of quality assessment and performance improvement.

Title 42 published on 2012-10-01

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  • 2013-02-08; vol. 78 # 27 - Friday, February 8, 2013
    1. 78 FR 9458 - Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs; Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests
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      DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
      Final rule.
      Effective date: These regulations are effective on April 9, 2013. Compliance date: Applicable manufacturers and applicable group purchasing organizations must begin to collect the required data on August 1, 2013 and report the data to CMS by March 31, 2014.
      42 CFR Parts 402 and 403

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U.S.C. : Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

§ 1302 - Rules and regulations; impact analyses of Medicare and Medicaid rules and regulations on small rural hospitals

42 USC § 1331 to 1336 - Repealed.

42 USC § 1395b–3 - Health insurance advisory service for medicare beneficiaries

§ 1395hh - Regulations

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100-203

Title 42 published on 2012-10-01

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 42 CFR 403 after this date.

  • 2013-02-08; vol. 78 # 27 - Friday, February 8, 2013
    1. 78 FR 9458 - Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs; Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests
      GPO FDSys XML | Text
      DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
      Final rule.
      Effective date: These regulations are effective on April 9, 2013. Compliance date: Applicable manufacturers and applicable group purchasing organizations must begin to collect the required data on August 1, 2013 and report the data to CMS by March 31, 2014.
      42 CFR Parts 402 and 403