Northern Louisiana Medical Center has filed a plan of correction after a report filed in June, 2026 highlighted dozens of ...

When CMS surveyors determine that a hospital has put patients in “immediate jeopardy,” the deficiency that triggers it is far more often a breakdown in patients’ rights than a clinical error, federal ...

Public health surveillance in long-term care has appropriately prioritized acute adverse events that are discrete, reportable, and survey-sensitive, including falls, infections, pressure injuries, and ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two significant guidance documents on March 11, 2026 – a Quality, Safety, & Oversight (QSO) Memorandum and comprehensive revisions to State ...

The API testing landscape has changed dramatically in the past twelve months. The old classics—Postman, SoapUI, and REST Assured—are still widely used, but a new wave of tools has quietly crossed the ...

An 18-month program combining leadership training and quality assurance education is being credited with reducing turnover and improving resident safety and quality of life. The Moving Forward ...

A feasible path forward would be to treat sustained or unexpected functional decline as a trigger for quality review, much as falls are today. Facilities already conduct quality assurance and ...

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Next year is bringing many changes to the regulatory landscape for skilled nursing. With new payment rules, coding changes and heightened scrutiny on the horizon, industry leaders are urging providers ...

In South Texas, the GOP immigration hard line is now political kryptonite Farmers are aging. Their kids don’t want to be in the family business. Ice-T goes viral for sarcastic reply to fan who ...