Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare®

CMS has recently updated several resource documents used during long-term care surveys.  These survey resources are found beneath Downloads in a .zip file.  The documents that are updated in the Surveyor Resource file include:

• CMS-20065…Activities Critical Element Pathway
• Editing and Finalizing Statements of Deficient Practice (Surveyor use)
• Principles of Documentation (Surveyor use)
• Instructions if you Encounter Software or Hardware Issues During a LTCSP (Surveyor use)
• Psychosocial Outcome Severity Guide