CMS tightens oversight of accreditation facilities, limits fee-based consulting

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has locked in tighter oversight of accrediting organizations’ alignment with Medicare standards, as well as new protections against potential co | A final rule updates performance reviews, codifies existing requirements and brings new conflict-of-interest protections for the nine organizations that regularly survey and accredit more than 9,000 providers participating in Medicare.