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deemed status

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deemed status
[dēmd]
Etymology: AS, deman, to judge; L, status, a standing
a status conferred on a hospital or other organization by a professional standards review organization in formal recognition that the organization's review, continued-stay review, and medical care evaluation programs meet certain effectiveness criteria.


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Organizations seeking Medicare approval may choose to be surveyed either by an accrediting organization such as The Joint Commission, or by a state survey agency on behalf of CMS--acquiring deemed status is not a requirement.
William Bierie, president and CEO of the Maumee Valley Guidance Center in Defiance, Ohio, reminded me that Ohio has granted deemed status to accredited organizations and that the members of the Ohio Council of Behavioral Healthcare Providers "rated accreditation as superior to state certification rules because they learned more about their organizations and continuous performance improvement.
The CAP--and other inspection and regulatory agencies--has an obligation to ensure that the labs it inspects meet all of the requirements and regulations under which a laboratory operates, be they CLIA, state, JCAHO, or any other agency for which CAP has deemed status.
 
 
 
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