While the AHA said it is pleased with changes that remove “antiquated regulatory burdens” from the conditions of participation governing acute-care and critical access hospitals, the group urged CMS to consider additional changes. Examples include clarifying the language that eliminates the need for every hospital in a system to have its own governing body and revising language to make clear that multi-hospital systems may have a single medical staff. The AHA also asked CMS to expand the types of practitioners who may oversee medical staff to include doctors of podiatry.
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CMS Issues Proposed Revision of Hospital Condition of Participation; Final Rule for ASC Conditions for Coverage
HHS Releases Final Plan to Reduce “Regulatory Burdens”
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