Medicare impacts licensure, certification or accreditation standards of agencies and providers by using strict guidelines. Medicare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed Conditions of Participation (CoPs). CoPs are regulatory guidelines for health and safety standards. Healthcare organizations must meet and follow these rules to take part in the Medicare program. The need for licensure by …show more content…
As a result, HIM professionals collect and report valuable data. As healthcare has changed, the health information managers' responsibilities have changed as well. The quick development and introduction of "new and existing information sources to recognize chances to enhance delivery and safety of healthcare. The ability to measure and compare quality and patient safety and even to link reimbursement with quality-of-care" are contributory factors that may additionally ease evidence-based applications (Spath, 2009, p.