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Despite CMS’ commitment to transparency to consumers, 72% of surveys are not entered into iQIES within 30 days, and in some states, the average delay exceeds 100 days. This undermines transparency and ...
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 ...