CMS extends Louisiana hospital’s deadline to fix care deficiencies

Ruston, La.-based Northern Louisiana Medical Center has until Oct. 1 to correct patient care deficiencies or lose its Medicare funding, according to CBS and ABC affiliate KNOE.  The 130-bed hospital, operated by Shreveport, La.-based Allegiance Health Management, must submit an acceptable plan of correction by Sept. 2, according to an Aug. 18 CMS letter. The […] The post CMS extends Louisiana hospital’s deadline to fix care deficiencies appeared first on Becker's Hospital R...