Maryland Office of Health Care Quality (OHCQ) Update

This program focuses on new regulatory topics and issues of interest for hospitals that have arisen over the previous 12 months. The program topics will include new federal and state laws and regulations, new interpretations from CMS of the Conditions of Participation (COPs) for acute and general hospitals, trends and patterns of deficiencies cited as a result of complaint investigations, and an update of the current data from the Maryland Hospital Patient Safety Program.