August 2018
Coming Soon, Our New S2S Electronic System!
We are proud to provide our clients with a first look at our new electronic tracking system, S2S. By allowing you to track performance and easily share performance data with staff and senior leadership, this system will help  improve organizational performance and improve patient safety.  To learn more click here . 

The S2S software will be launched over the next few weeks. For more information on our S2S software, contact us at info@courtemanche-assocs.com.
CMS Immediate Jeopardy: Part IV

Whether your CMS surveyor is concerned with a failure to protect or prevent harm for a served individual or not, they are always on the lookout for potential abuse or neglect. Circumstances that identify triggers must be investigated to assure there is no risk of harm to individuals under the entity's care. .  Read More
9-1-1: Things You Have to Know 
Important items to know for your upcoming surveys including a new element of performance in newborn safety and pain assessment and management standards that will go into effect January 2019.  Read More
Continuing Hot Survey Topics
Organizations continue to tell us that the following areas continue to be focus areas during survey:
  • High-level disinfection- Sterilization
  • Suicide safety and precautions
  • Hand Hygiene
Organizations should look closely at these additional areas that will have a greater focus in the upcoming months:
  • Hemodialysis
  • Sterile Medication Compounding
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