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Strategic opportunities in the oversight of the U.S. hospital accreditation system
Maurice L Moffett1, Robert O Morgan, Carol M Ashton
1Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 152, Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Baylor College of Medicine, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, TX 77030, USA. mauricem@bcm.tmc.edu
Abstract:
Hospital accreditation and state certification are the means that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) employs to meet quality of care requirements for medical care reimbursement. Hospitals can choose to use either a national accrediting agency or a state certification inspection in order to receive Medicare payments. Approximately, 80% of hospitals choose the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). The purpose of this paper is to analyze and discuss improvements on the structure of the accreditation process in a Principal-Agent-Supervisor framework with a special emphasis on the oversight by the principal (CMS) of the supervisor (JCAHO).
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