CMS Gives Hospitals Extraordinary New Flexibilities To Fight COVID-19

By James Romoser / March 30, 2020 at 11:50 PM
CMS on Monday (March 30) lifted numerous safety rules and other regulations to give hospitals more flexibility to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including allowing them to move patients to makeshift off-site locations and reducing the amount of supervision required for certain non-physicians to provide services. “In a time of crisis, no regulatory barriers should stand in the way of patient care,” CMS Administrator Seema Verma said on a call with reporters. The new policies -- which will be in...


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