New York-based Yorkville Endoscopy, the site of Joan Rivers' fatal procedure, will lose its CMS certification at the end of the month, according to an ABC News report.
In December, the center announced it had a plan to correct its accreditation and safety errors, which CMS had approved. Both the New York State Health Department and HHS found the clinic deficient in several categories following Ms. Rivers' death, including the inaccurate documentation of propfol use, photography of Ms. Rivers without her consent during the procedure and failure to identify deterioration in Ms. Rivers' vital signs. To keep its certification, CMS had given Yorkville a Jan. 7 deadline to correct its administrative and safety errors and pass surprise inspections.
Following three unannounced inspections over the last month, CMS has ascertained Yorkville Endoscopy “no longer meets the conditions for coverage for a supplier of ambulatory surgical center services," according to the ABC News report. The center is now no longer eligible to be reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid.
Additionally, Melissa Rivers, Ms. Rivers' daughter, has hired law firm Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom and Rubinowitz to investigate Yorkville Endoscopy.
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