Frameworks
Frameworks and Standards We Support
The accreditation standards and regulations Medlaunch maps to. Some are surfaces you cite during an audit; others drive rules and event-reporting automation that keep you in compliance between surveys.
Accreditation
NIAHO Standards: Building Your Quality Management System on DNV's Framework
The National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (NIAHO) program is DNV Healthcare's hospital accreditation standard, deemed by CMS as an alternative to state survey for demonstrating compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
Read more →DNV Certifications: Tracking Specialty Program Requirements Alongside Accreditation
Separate from base NIAHO hospital accreditation, DNV Healthcare offers a portfolio of specialty program certifications and Centre of Excellence (COE) designations that hospitals pursue voluntarily to validate a particular service line against a dedicated set of…
Read more →NFPA Codes: Managing Life Safety and Health Care Facilities Requirements
CMS's current regulation requires hospitals to comply with the 2012 editions of both codes, regardless of which edition a state or local authority has separately adopted (42 CFR 482.41(e); CMS: Life Safety Code & Health Care Facilities Code Requirements).
Read more →ISO 9001: The Quality Management Backbone of DNV Accreditation
ISO 9001 is the internationally recognized standard for quality management systems (QMS), not healthcare-specific, but a general framework for how an organization plans, controls, measures, and continuously improves its processes.
Read more →Regulatory
CMS Tags: Translating Survey Citations Into Actionable Compliance Data
"Tags" are the reference codes CMS surveyors use to cite a specific regulation during a survey, drawn from the interpretive guidelines in the CMS State Operations Manual.
Read more →Conditions of Participation (CoPs): The Federal Baseline for Hospital Compliance
The Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals are codified at 42 CFR Part 482 and set the health and safety requirements a hospital must meet to participate in, and be paid by, Medicare and Medicaid.
Read more →Conditions for Coverage (CfCs): Requirements for ASCs, ESRD Facilities, and Other Suppliers
Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) are CMS's equivalent of the Conditions of Participation, but written for supplier-type organizations rather than hospitals: the terminology CMS uses differs by provider category…
Read more →State Regulations: Layering State-Specific Requirements on Top of Federal Compliance
Federal Conditions of Participation set the compliance floor for hospitals nationwide, but every state licensing agency layers additional, state-specific requirements on top, licensure standards, staffing ratios, incident- and adverse-event-reporting rules…
Read more →OSHA: Managing Workplace Safety Reporting and Recordkeeping in Healthcare
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates workplace safety for hospital employees, distinct from the patient-safety and CMS-facing requirements covered by the CoPs and state regulations.
Read more →See it running on your standards.
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