Pennsylvania could better ensure that nursing homes comply with federal requirements for life safety, emergency preparedness, and infection control

Pennsylvania could better ensure that nursing homes comply with federal requirements for life safety, emergency preparedness, and infection control

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Contributor(s):
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Audit Services, issuing body.
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, November 2023
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Disaster Planning -- standards
Infection Control -- standards
Nursing Homes -- legislation & jurisprudence
Nursing Homes -- standards
Safety Management -- standards
Pennsylvania
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Why OIG Did This Audit. In 2016, CMS updated its life safety and emergency preparedness regulations related to health care facilities to improve protections for all Medicare and Medicaid enrollees, including those residing in long-term care facilities (nursing homes). The updates expanded requirements related to sprinkler systems, smoke detector coverage, and emergency preparedness plans. Additionally, facilities were required to implement an infection control program. Our objective was to determine whether Pennsylvania ensured that selected nursing homes in Pennsylvania that participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs complied with Federal requirements for life safety, emergency preparedness, and infection control. How OIG Did This Audit. Of the 701 nursing homes in Pennsylvania that participated in Medicare and Medicaid, we selected a nonstatistical sample of 20 nursing homes for our audit based on certain risk factors, including multiple high-risk deficiencies Pennsylvania reported to CMS. We conducted unannounced site visits at the 20 nursing homes from July through October 2022. During the site visits, we checked for life safety, emergency preparedness, and infection control deficiencies.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (29 pages, 3 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918750686906676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918750686906676