Strategic opportunities in the oversight of the U.S. hospital accreditation system

Maurice L. Moffett; Robert O. Morgan; Carol M. Ashton

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.03.005

Strategic opportunities in the oversight of the U.S. hospital accreditation system

Maurice L. Moffett, Robert O. Morgan, Carol M. Ashton

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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).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	109-115
Number of pages	7
Journal	Health Policy
Volume	75
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.03.005
State	Published - Jan 1 2005

Keywords

Accreditation
Double moral hazard
Hospital regulation
JCAHO

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health Policy

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