Sleep centers need ambulatory accreditation to meet MAC requirements — 4 insights

Some Medicare Administrative Contractors pivoted to accepting only The Joint Commission's Ambulatory Care Accreditation for hospital-based sleep services.

Here's what you should know:

1. Starting in early 2017, some Medicare Administrative Contractors decided to only accept ambulatory care accreditation, instead of both hospital accreditation and ambulatory accreditation.

2. The following organizations and their respective states are subject to the decision:

  • Wisconsin Physician Services: Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Nebraska
  • CGS: Ohio and Kentucky
  • Noridian: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and several U.S. territories

3. Sleep centers have been granted a 90-day grace period to apply for the accreditation, and a one-year grace period to earn the accreditation.

4. The grace period is applicable only to organizations seeking The Joint Commission's accreditation.

For more information, including due dates and additional resources, click here.

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