Licensing
and
Accreditation
In the
State
of California,
all hospitals
are licensed
and regulated
by the
California
Department
of Health
Services.
The California
Department
of Health
Services
is part
of the
California
Health
and Human
Services
Agency.
As part
of its
mandate,
the California
Department
of Health
Services
administers
a broad
range
of public
and clinical
health
programs
that provide
healthcare
services
to Californians.
RCRMC
has been
licensed
with the
Department
of Health
Services
since
1998 and
was previously
licensed
as Riverside
General
Hospital,
since
1893.
The
Centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
Services
(CMS)
is the
federal
agency
responsible
for
administering
the
Medicare,
Medicaid,
State
Children’s
Health
Insurance
(SCHIP),
Health
Insurance
Portability
and
Accountability
Act
(HIPAA),
Clinical
Laboratory
Improvement
Amendments
(CLIA),
and
several
other
health-related
programs.
In order
to be
able
to offer
services
and
provide
patient
care
under
the
Federal
Medicaid
Program,
hospitals
must
also
comply
with
and
meet
CMS
Conditions
of Participation.
Additional
information
regarding
CMS
and
its
programs
is available
at http://new.cms.hhs.gov/home/aboutcms.asp.
Hospitals
may
also
elect
to be
accredited
by additional
regulatory
bodies
such
as the
Joint
Commission,
the
American
Osteopathic
Association
(AOA),
and
the
Institute
for
Medical
Quality
(IMQ).
 RCRMC
is proud
to be
accredited
by the
Joint
Commission.
Joint
Commission evaluates
the
quality
and
safety
of care
for more
than 15,000
health
care
organizations.
To maintain
and
earn
accreditation,
organizations
must
have
an extensive
on-site
review
by a
team
of Joint
Commission health
care
professionals,
at least
once
every
three
years.
The
purpose
of the
review
is to
evaluate
the
organization's
performance
in areas
that
affect
patient
care.
Accreditation
may
then
be awarded
based
on how
well
the
organizations
met
Joint
Commission standards.
For
more
information
on the
Joint
Commission,
visit
www.jointcommission.org.
The public may contact the Joint Commission's Office of Quality Monitoring to report any concerns or register complaints about a Joint Commission-accredited health care organization by either calling (800) 994-6610 or emailing compliant@jcaho.org. |
