In the Federal Register last summer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made a significant move that impacts Joint Commission Surveys. On July 17, 2020, in Volume 85, Number 138 under the section Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Application From the Joint Commission for...
For healthcare providers or organizations, accreditation surveys are unavoidable. In order to receive certification from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—which is required for facilities wishing to receive reimbursement from Medicare—an organization must be accredited....
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 2
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle (the “Court”) granted in part and denied in part a defendant’s motion for summary judgment, finding that immunity under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) cannot be applied when the information is...
Expect emergency preparedness and infection control to remain front and center during accreditation and compliance surveys for the immediate future as 2021 starts much the way most of 2020 played out–with all hospital operations centered around a pandemic that ebbs and surges and a political...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 2
It’s been almost a year since COVID-19 began to really take shape in the United States and affect hospitals, healthcare facilities and, of course, medical staffs. And it’s not over, naturally, just because we’re in a new year. MSPs know this all too well. What have been the biggest lessons for...