title: HHS confers Medicare deemed status for institutional planning in JCAH- or AOA-accredited hospitals; revises validation survey rule to allow hospitals to opt for JCAH follow-up.
mesh_terms: D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States