“The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is conducting oversight to ensure that hospitals participating in Medicare and Medicaid meet certain patient safety standards, prompted by concerns that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services isn’t providing adequate accreditation oversight of its own.”
“At issue are discrepancies between state survey agencies, which conduct Medicaid certification and inspect hospitals to determine whether they meet the conditions of participation, and the CMS-approved accrediting organizations that act as an alternative to do the same job.”
“The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through CMS, conducts oversight of its own to ensure accreditation requirements are being met. But in a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma, the House committee expressed concerns …”
“Specifically, the committee cited a fiscal year 2015 annual report…” Read the full article here.
Source: House committee probing CMS, Joint Commission over accreditation process – By Jeff Lagasse, March 14, 2018. Healthcare Finance.
