CMS published a final rule June 12 to increase oversight of the nine accrediting organizations that survey more than 9,000 healthcare organizations annually for compliance with federal health and safety requirements.
CMS highlighted several areas of concern and potential conflicts of interest the final rule aims to address. These include accredited healthcare providers retaining status after termination from Medicare or Medicaid, accrediting organizations selling consulting services to the same facilities they survey, and survey inconsistencies that undermine standardization across the accreditation process.
“The work accrediting…
