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Title
Ligature Risk and Assessment in Hospitals
Memo #
QSO-23-19-Hospitals
Posting Date
2023-07-17
Fiscal Year
2023
Title
Memorandum Summary
•Patients in Medicare-certified hospitals have a right, by regulation, to receive care in a safe setting.
•Hospitals can demonstrate compliance with this standard through appropriate patient assessments, adequate staffing and monitoring, and mitigation of environmental risks.
•Patients in Medicare-certified hospitals have a right, by regulation, to receive care in a safe setting.
•Hospitals can demonstrate compliance with this standard through appropriate patient assessments, adequate staffing and monitoring, and mitigation of environmental risks.