As a new emergency preparedness deadline approaches for nursing homes and hospices, many healthcare providers will be required to step up their safety efforts, according to an article on the Modern Healthcare website.
Many healthcare providers are facing a deadline to implement new federal requirements that standardize how they handle natural disasters and terrorists' threats.
In September 2016, the CMS finalized a rule requiring 17 types of healthcare providers to set new policies that result in better coordination with emergency personnel and frequent tests and adaptations of emergency plans, the article said.
Some experts fear that many small and rural facilities will miss the Nov. 15, 2017, deadline.
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