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CMS’s Controls Related to Hospital Preparedness for an Emerging Infectious Disease Were Well-Designed and Implemented but Its Authority Is Not Sufficient for It To Ensure Preparedness at Accredited Hospitals

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Report Description: 
Hospitals that cannot control the spread of emerging infectious diseases within their facilities risk spreading a disease such as COVID-19 to patients and staff. OIG therefore developed a plan to assess the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) controls related to hospital preparedness for emerging infectious diseases.The objective of this audit was to determine whether CMS designed and implemented effective internal controls related to hospital preparedness for emerging infectious diseases such as COVID-19.
Date Issued: 
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Health & Human Services
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
A-02-21-01003
Component, if applicable: 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Special Projects: 
Pandemic
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
2

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
270823 Open No
We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services make regulatory changes to allow it to require accreditation organizations to perform special surveys of hospitals selected by CMS after it issues new substantive participation requirements or guidance that it determines warrant additional validation to ensure timely compliance.
270824 Open No
We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services make regulatory changes to allow it to require accreditation organizations to perform special surveys of hospitals selected by CMS during a public health emergency to address the risks presented by the emergency.
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