The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.\u2019s dialysis center has been found in compliance with regulations by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, which won\u2019t be taking action at this time to terminate the hospital\u2019s participation in the Medicare program. <\/p>\n
\u201cAfter careful review of the Sept. 15, 2014, survey results, CMS has determined that your End-Stage Renal Disease dialysis center is now in compliance. \u2026This office, therefore, will not be taking any action at this time to terminate the Commonwealth Health Center\u2019s participation in the Medicare program,\u201d said Steven Chickering, CMS associate regional administrator, in a letter to CHCC chief executive officer Esther Mu\u00f1a.<\/p>\n
According to Mu\u00f1a, the survey CMS did in September comprised two different surveys that have different Medicare numbers. This meant the dialysis center had a separate survey while the overall corporation and the hospital had another.<\/p>\n
Muna expressed relief over the CMS decision, saying this is good for the dialysis center. She said they are still waiting for the results of the survey CMS did on the overall hospital itself.<\/p>\n
CHCC faces three options: an extension of time to address specific concerns; recertification of the hospital\u2019s condition of participation in Medicare; or outright termination of the hospital\u2019s condition of participation in Medicare.<\/p>\n
Although the dialysis center received a positive outcome, CMS did cite a standard-level deficiency: the lack of a renal dietitian that is registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.<\/p>\n
\u201cInterview with the medical director during the survey on Sept. 15, 2014, revealed that the facility did not currently have a registered dietitian on staff. While the medical director stated that the facility had been actively hiring a qualified dietitian and had recently received notification of interest from a prospective applicant who might be available in November 2014, an offer for the position, however, had not been made,\u201d CMS stated in its deficiency statement.<\/p>\n
Muna noted that they have already forwarded their plan of correction\u2014that they have a registered dietitian who is ready to be employed by Jan. 19, 2014.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re good and that one deficiency had already been addressed and the registered dietitian will be coming in next year and we have cleared out all the things that they found for the dialysis center,\u201d Mu\u00f1a said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got that already for the dialysis side. Now we are waiting on CMS\u2019 decision for the hospital overall,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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