Using CMS Survey Tools and QAPI Principles to Evaluate Regulatory Compliance

The June 29, 2022, release of QSO-22-19-NH from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced significant revisions to surveyor guidance, which affected 62 regulations within 19 of the 21 regulatory groups (see https://go.cms.gov/3ybMosh). Changes to component(s) of the intent, interpretive guidelines, investigative procedures, probes, key elements of noncompliance, deficiency categorizations, and additional tags for investigation have necessitated a wide range of practice changes for skilled nursing facilities.