Pew Comments: Proposed Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities

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Pew Comments: Proposed Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities

The Pew Charitable Trusts submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding proposed requirements for long-term care facilities.

The comments support provisions focused on encouraging the capture and exchange of unique device identifiers, as well as improving antibiotic surveillance and stewardship.  

Read Pew’s full comments (PDF).

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