Agency Reminds Hospitals of Duty to Protect Staff and Patients from Workplace Violence

Agency Reminds Hospitals of Duty to Protect Staff and Patients from Workplace Violence

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Quality, Safety & Oversight memo on workplace violence in hospitals. The memo reiterated the regulatory obligation Medicare certified hospitals have under the Medicare Hospital Conditions of Participation (CoP) (§482.13(c)(2)), including the Medicare Hospital Emergency Preparedness CoP (§482.15(a)). Briefly, the agency highlights the following expectations:   Adhere to current standards of… (Testa, November 28, 2022) #Hospitals, #Program Integrity