ECRI is applauding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ new Patient Safety Structural Measure, urging healthcare institutions to adopt a systems-based approach to improve safety and reduce preventable harm.
“We believe that HHS and CMS should expeditiously take steps to add the device identifier portion of UDIs in Medicare claims, and we ask you to commit to finalizing this change as soon as possible,” write the lawmakers.
It has been 2 years since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued revised requirements for the maintenance of medical equipment, but uncertainty continues to linger. One area of confusion is the S&C 14-07-Hospital document's requirement that all hospital equipment, regardless of how it is maintained, is expected to be listed in an inventory that includes a record of maintenance activities.
ECRI is applauding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ new Patient Safety Structural Measure, urging healthcare institutions to adopt a systems-based approach to improve safety and reduce preventable harm.