Strengthening Oversight of Accreditation Organizations 

By: Tom Threlkeld

A recently proposed rule would set forth several provisions to strengthen oversight of accrediting organizations (AOs) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In this proposed rule CMS also solicits comments from stakeholders and AOs to refine and revise the AO oversight standards and processes. In addition, this proposed rule includes a request […]

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CMS Answers Questions on Provisional Enhanced Oversight of New Home Health Agencies

By: dwc

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has received clarification on several areas related to MLN Matters® article SE 19005, which describes a period of provisional enhanced oversight for newly enrolled home health agencies (HHAs). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) recently announced that newly enrolled HHAs are subject to a period […]

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