At least 50% of the Joint Commission's accreditation standards for hospitals and other health care facilities were written to align with whose conditions for participation?
a. HIPAA c. Medicare
b. IOM d. Leapfrog
C
When the Joint Commission designed their accreditation standards for hospitals, they aligned as many as 50% of these standards with criteria from Medicare's conditions for participation for hospitals and other health care facilities. These criteria set forth by Medicare are requirements for reimbursement for these health care facilities.
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