Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Part II - Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction CMS-3267-P

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I strongly urge CMS to finalize its proposal to require that each hospital have an organized and individual medical staff that is distinct to that hospital. This requirement is needed to protect local medical staff self-governance and oversight, support care coordination and peer review activities,and ensure that the distinct clinical needs of each hospital and its community are met. I strongly oppose CMS' proposal to rescind its requirement that a medical staff member be included on the governing body. I strongly urge CMS to retain the current requirement that a medical staff member be included on the governing body.

The CoPs require that the medical staff be responsible for the quality of medical care provided to patients by the hospital. Accordingly: Each hospital must have an organized and individual medical staff that is distinct to that hospital. This requirement is needed to protect local medical staff self-governance and oversight, support care coordination and peer review activities, and ensure that the distinct clinical needs of each hospital and its community are met. You can't have one requirement without the other. Common Sense.

I strongly oppose CMS' proposal to rescind its requirement that a medical staff member be included on the governing body. We strongly urge CMS to retain the current requirement that a medical staff member be included on the governing body. I strongly oppose CMS' proposal to rescind its requirement that a medical staff member be included on the governing body. I strongly urge CMS to retain the current requirement that a medical staff member be included on the governing body.