In the news: CMS officially deems Joint Commission's CAH accreditation

Once again, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted The Joint Commission deeming authority to accredit critical access hospitals (CAH) through November 21, 2011.

“Critical access hospitals are an important safety net, providing Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas with the care that they need,” says Mark Pelletier, R.N., M.S., executive director, Accreditation and Certification Services, in a Joint Commission press release.