Your facility follows the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) standards of care and partners with this agency for reimbursement, once its guidelines are documented as having been met. Your unit is within the window for its CMS survey (inspection), and as the nurse leader you are responsible for preparing your staff for the survey.
Consider your priorities. What key issues will you address as you prepare your staff? -Does your institution partner with CMS in meeting core measures? -Is the documentation related to meeting standards of care appropriate?