Becker's Healthcare February 12, 2025
For decades, CMS-approved accrediting organizations have surveyed and cited hospitals for deficiencies in care and operations. In the last eight years, 13 citations decreased in frequency while one saw a consistent increase in prevalence.
Many citations increased and decreased in frequency during this time frame. But in the last four years, the citation that grew in prevalence without seeing a decrease was “supervision of contract staff,” according to data obtained by Becker’s.
Issues related to contract staff did not appear in the 25 most frequent reasons for a citation before the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated workforce shortages. This spurred hospitals to hire more contract employees. In 2021, 1.5% of...
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