title: 10 ways to lose your Medicare certification.
abstract: This article provides some humorous examples of how agencies might approach their Medicare survey and ways to avoid pitfalls in keeping their Medicare certification.
authors.forename: Kathy Kay
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Duckett
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D002568:Certification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States