CMS Loosens Physician-Oversight Rules As Part Of Regulatory Relief Effort

CMS Loosens Physician-Oversight Rules As Part Of Regulatory Relief Effort-insidehealthpolicy: CMS announced Wednesday (May 7) that it no longer requires doctors to be on site at critical access hospitals, rural health clinics and health centers, and Medicare now permits registered dietitians and nutritionists to order patient diets directly without requiring the physicians or other practitioners to sign off on them first. This is the second time since 2012 that streamlined hospital regulations coincided with the American Hospital Association's annual meeting in Washington.