title: Be ready for the discharge planning surveyor worksheets.
abstract: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pilot-testing patient safety worksheets for surveyors to use to review how hospitals comply with the Medicare Conditions of Participation for quality assessment and performance improvement, infection control, and discharge planning. Familiarize yourself with the Conditions of Participation and the worksheets and use them to develop best practices in discharge planning. Make sure you have discharge policies and procedures in place and are following them for all patients, not just those receiving Medicare and Medicaid benefits. Look beyond the hospital stay and be aware of what was happening before patients were admitted and follow them beyond the discharge.
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D057189:Checklist; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States