Accreditation news and information

Specialists and medical societies are cheering the launch of a medical-home-type recognition program for specialty practices, an option they say will extend the emphasis on care coordination outside of primary care and ease communication among providers.
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Participants are praising a National Cancer Institute-funded initiative's impact on disparities and outcomes.
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Since 1985, residency programs have had the option to be dual-accredited by both M.D. and D.O. organizations. In 2015, all D.O. and M.D. programs will be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, eliminating any legal or licensing distinction between the two.
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Joint Commission-accredited acute-care and critical-care hospitals whose ambulatory-care offerings include primary-care services can now receive additional certification as a primary-care medical home.
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HHS on Wednesday released a final regulation on the health reform law's essential health benefits, actuarial value and accreditation provisions that closely follows the department's proposed rule from last November.
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is the first children's hospital to earn the National Committee for Quality Assurance's accreditation as an accountable care organization.
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An essay in the Journal of the American Medical Association warns of dire consequences for medical education and clinical outcomes if the U.S. follows Europe in instituting a 48-hour work week for physicians and physicians in training.
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Interest groups and lawmakers are asking the Obama administration to clarify what makes a reasonably designed wellness program.
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Not-for-profit hospitals on the whole will see a slight dip in credit ratings this year before ratings stabilize, according to Standard & Poor's annual outlook for the sector.
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URAC, a Washington-based healthcare measurement association, has released its revised claims processing accreditation standards. It also announced that its CEO will leave next month.
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