The Medicare Hospital Certification System Needs Reform
HRD-79-37
Published: May 14, 1979. Publicly Released: May 14, 1979.
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The Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) is required by law to certify that all hospitals participating in the Medicare program are providing quality care to patients. Hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH) are automatically certified except for two requirements.
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