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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Improving quality assurance for institutional providers (H)

Improving quality assurance for institutional providers (H)

June 1, 2000

The Congress should authorize the Secretary to develop intermediate sanctions specific to each institutional provider type that reflect the scope and severity of the deficiency and to consider a provider’s past performance in levying sanctions.

Appeared in: June 2000 - Chapter 4

Topics: Quality.