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Division of Quality Assurance: Notifications & Updates |
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Attn: Hospital Providers
CMS issues QSO-23-16-Hospitals
Requirements for Hospital Discharges to Post-Acute Care Providers
On June 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued QSO-23-16-Hospitals. CMS is committed to ensuring that the health and safety of patients are protected when discharges from hospitals and transfers to post-acute care providers occur. Therefore, CMS is providing the following information:
- Reminding state agencies (SAs), accrediting organizations (AOs), and hospitals of the regulatory requirements for discharges and transfers to post-acute care providers.
- Highlighting the risks to patients’ health and safety that can occur due to an unsafe discharge.
- Recommendations that hospitals can leverage to improve their discharge policies and procedures to improve and protect patients’ health and safety.
Questions
For questions or concerns relating to this memorandum, please contact QSOG_Hospital@cms.hhs.gov.
Previously issued memos:
QSO Memos are posted on the S&C website:https://www.cms.gov/medicare/provider-enrollment-and-certification/surveycertificationgeninfo/policy-and-memos-to-states-and-regions.html
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