Which of the following combinations is listed as hospital accreditation bodies?

Which of the following combinations is listed as hospital accreditation bodies?

• A. NCQA - URAC
• B. The Joint Commission
• C. TJC - DNV - HFAP
• D. CMS

Answer: (C)

In the United States, hospitals obtain Medicare/Medicaid deeming status only by being accredited by CMS-recognized accrediting organizations. The bodies that currently hold this deeming authority for hospitals are The Joint Commission, DNV GL Healthcare, and HFAP. When a hospital is accredited by any of these organizations, it meets CMS standards for participation in Medicare and Medicaid. That’s why the combination including all three names is the correct one. NCQA and URAC focus on other areas of quality accreditation (not hospital accreditation), and CMS itself is a federal agency, not an accrediting body.

In the United States, hospitals obtain Medicare/Medicaid deeming status only by being accredited by CMS-recognized accrediting organizations. The bodies that currently hold this deeming authority for hospitals are The Joint Commission, DNV GL Healthcare, and HFAP. When a hospital is accredited by any of these organizations, it meets CMS standards for participation in Medicare and Medicaid.

That’s why the combination including all three names is the correct one. NCQA and URAC focus on other areas of quality accreditation (not hospital accreditation), and CMS itself is a federal agency, not an accrediting body.