The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) last week posted new frequently asked questions and updated key dates for Phase 1 Specialties in its Next Accreditation System, an outcomes-based accreditation process that measures physician competency in performing essential...
There’s a new accreditation option on the block. Late last week, CMS approved the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) as an accreditation organization for acute care hospitals. CIHQ accreditation will closely follow CMS’ Conditions of Participation, with additional quality...
A key House panel unanimously approved a bill on Wednesday that would replace the formula that pays physicians for each service provided under Medicare with one that rewards providers for high-quality care. The 51-0 vote by the Committee on Energy and Commerce sends the Medicare Patient Access...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week announced its initial approval of the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) as a national accrediting organization for acute care hospitals that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. CIHQ focuses...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 30
Big health spending variations nationwide are largely driven by differences in the use of postacute services such as skilled nursing homes and home health care by Medicare beneficiaries, and by higher prices that some hospitals and physicians charge commercial insurers, according to an Institute...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 30
Lessons learned from the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing are changing how six Boston trauma centers manage mass-casualty emergencies, the Boston Globe reported recently.
