DNV Healthcare's bid to become the first new accreditation organization for hospitals in the United States in more than 40 years has taken another step forward: CMS has announced that DNV's application for deeming authority has been accepted. The company would join only two other organizations, The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) and the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, as groups with deeming authority from CMS to accredit hospitals and other healthcare facilities.