New York Clinic That Treated Joan Rivers to Lose Accreditation
New York clinic that treated Joan Rivers to lose accreditation – The New York clinic where comedian Joan Rivers suffered cardiac arrest during an outpatient procedure last year will lose its federal accreditation and funding at the end of this month, a government health agency said on Monday.
Rivers died on Sept. 4 at the age of 81 in a New York hospital a week after her heart stopped during an examination of the back of her throat and vocal cords at the Yorkville Endoscopy center on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said Yorkville Endoscopy no longer meets the conditions for coverage as a supplier of ambulatory surgical center services. The decision means the clinic will not be reimbursed for services to Medicare beneficiaries under the program.
The clinic can request a hearing if it does not believe the decision to terminate the Medicare agreement is correct. More….
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