Awhile back the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released preliminary guidance to state Medicaid agencies (AHCCCS) regarding a new federal funding opportunity to coordinate and integrate primary, acute, behavioral health, and long term supports for folks with chronic illnesses. The guidance encouraged state Medicaid agencies to work with partners to provide technical assistance for [...]
For many years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has required inpatient hospitals that serve people under 21 to be accredited by The Joint Commission (formerly called the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or JCAHO). Because the Commission standards are pretty rigorous, we’ve had limited network capacity for the inpatient treatment [...]
Our Licensing programs for medical and long-term care facilities have been nominated for a national award by the Region IX Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services office for our High-quality work in the area of Survey and Certification under difficult circumstances; Significant performance improvement in meeting the goals of the Medicare and Medicaid Survey &Certification [...]
