The long term care survey
By: American Health Care Association.
Contributors: American Health Care Association.
Edition: December 2006 ed.
Publisher: American Health Care Association
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Subjects: Long-term care facilities -- Law and legislation; Long-term care facilities -- Quality control; Medicare; Medicaid; Long-Term Care -- legislation & jurisprudence; Long-Term Care -- organization & administration; Medicare -- legislation & jurisprudence; Medicaid -- legislation & jurisprudence; Quality Assurance, Health Care -- standards; Skilled Nursing Facilities -- organization & administration
Notes: "This manual is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information to help nursing facilities understand the Medicare and Medicaid requirements of participation and the survey protocols and investigative procedures used to determine their compliance with these requirements. The manual contains the latest guidance, forms, and exhibits from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). AHCA has made the manual "user-friendly" with enhanced indexes and cross-references and has also included updated samples of OSCAR 3 and 4 reports"--Foreword.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Medicare and Medicaid requirements for long term care facilities.; title: Alphabetical index.; title: Survey protocol.; title: Survey procedures for long term care facilities.; title: Guidance to surveyors.; title: Exhibits of surveyor forms.