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Good Shepherd Fails to Meet Federal Standards

Posted/updated on: July 25, 2015 at 4:32 pm
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Good Shepherd Medical Center3LONGVIEW — Longview’s Good Shepherd Medical Center has been notified it is not in compliance with minimum standards necessary to take part in Medicare and Medicaid programs. The Longview News Journal reports Steve Altmiller, president and CEO of Good Shepherd Health System said in an email last night to staff members that the decision is based on the findings of a full site survey earlier this summer by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He said the agency could publish a notice today in the News-Journal “about our noncompliance and future participation in the Medicare program.” The email went on to say “I am disappointed by the government’s decision. But most of all, I am embarrassed surveyors pointed out issues that we should have self-identified.”

Altmiller added they are working with the government to resolve the noncompliance issues. “A significant number of the initial findings have been addressed. We have made significant progress, but we need to do more, and we will.” The paper reports results of the survey initially prompted a hiatus of dialysis service June 19. At the time, Good Shepherd said areas of improvement needed to continue dialysis treatment were “primarily related to policies and processes.”



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