Ligature Risk
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 17 released updated guidance for state surveyors assessing ligature risk in hospitals, which pertains to environmental safeguards for patients at risk of harm to self or others.
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 proposed guidance on ligature risk.
The Issue
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 19 released draft revised guidance to clarify its ligature risk policy, which pertains to environmental safeguards for patients at risk of harm to self or others.
On behalf of our approximately 5,000 hospitals and health system members, the 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) requests immediate clarification of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 (CMS) expectations regarding the actions hospitals must take to appropriately guard against鈥
Clarity is important in health care. It is particularly important when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is spelling out the 鈥渞ules of the road鈥 for hospitals to be able to participate in Medicare and Medicaid. Hospitals and their employees are dedicated to patient well-being鈥