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SOM Updates - Are You Ready?

Updates to the State Operations Manual (SOM) address several key areas, including psychotropics, pain management, and infection prevention and control. Here you'll find the resources you need to understand and prepare for the changes.

Webinar: 2025 Updates to State Operations Manual Signify Impending CMS Surveyor Focus

PharMerica and NADONA presented this webinar on select revisions that are likely to be areas of survey focus in 2025. Topics covered include increased scrutiny around appropriate use of psychoactive medications, revised language that aligns pain management regulations with current standards of practice, added guidance around admissions, transfers, and discharge, and related F-tags.
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Articles and Resources

Compliance Cue: SOM Updates

This Compliance Cue provides a summary of the changes and offers steps your facility can take to stay in compliance.

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What You Need to Know: Unnecessary Medications, Psychotropics and Revised Surveyor Guidance

Learn more about what surveyors will look for in these key areas.

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What You Need to Know: Pain, Infection Prevention, and Revised Surveyor Guidance

Pain management and infection control received a lot of attention in the SOM updates.

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Beyond Clinical Concerns: Revised Guidance Impacts Admissions, Transfer/ Discharge, Staffing, and More

The changes to the SOM don't stop at clinical concerns; learn what else surveyors will be looking for.

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2025 Updates to State Operations Manual Signify Impending CMS Surveyor Focus Post-Webinar Audience Q&A

Our experts provide answers to the questions raised during our SOM webinar.

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Our Illuminate Education Platform

Visit Illuminate for the latest industry news, helpful articles, and information to help your facility stay in compliance. You can also view our upcoming webinar calendar and view recordings of past programs.

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