CMS Intensifies Focus on Patient Safety
The U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing new rules that will significantly enhance patient safety across the nation’s hospitals. A key component of these changes is the introduction of a Patient Safety Structural Measure, designed to assess hospitals’ commitment to creating a safe environment for patients. This groundbreaking measure, praised by the Leapfrog Group, will evaluate hospitals across five specific domains.