Inside:
Accreditor's application for CMS deeming authority moves forward;
Q&A with Kurt Patton;
Three surveys in four months;
Developing methods for addressing Life Safety Code® challenges for 2008;
Hospital creates policy to make critical test results stick;
Building awareness into the survey prep process;
Develop methods for overcoming rapid response team challenges;
Clearing the air about CMS' H&P changes
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