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CMS updates ligature risk guidance for hospitals

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.

Ligature Risks: What Hospitals Need to Know

Clarity is important in health care.
Member

Letter: AHA urges CMS to issue ligature risk guidance for hospitals

On behalf of our approximately 5,000 hospitals and health system members, the American Hospital Association (AHA) requests immediate clarification of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service
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AHA Comments on CMS Proposed Guidance on Ligature Risk

AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed guidance on ligature risk.