Senators challenge HHS leader on funding for nursing home staffing mandate … NIC releases industry sentiment measure … OIG adds audits of nursing home falls reporting, drug overdoses to work plan...
Also in the News for Friday, Mar. 8, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2024
Coalition launches campaign to fight DOL’s independent contractor rule … Healthcare workers with long COVID face challenges with care … HRSA made $160M in potential Provider Relief overpayments:...
Ask the legal expert … about contracted state surveyors
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Norris Cunningham
Mar 04, 2024
I read that the Office of Inspector General is going to audit CMS oversight of states’ use of contractors to conduct nursing home surveys. Why is this needed?
Healthcare fraud rampant, but OIG refines its focus on nursing homes
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Neville M. Bilimoria
Feb 19, 2024
For 2024, healthcare fraud has already been rampant, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. But on Jan. 19, the OIG took a specific stance with...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 07, 2024
Grabowski: More transparency must accompany nursing home staffing rule … OIG targets Colorado’s emergency prep, life safety inspections … Arizona nursing home cited for slow, incomplete measures...
OIG to audit CMS oversight of state-contracted nursing home surveyors
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 23, 2024
A top federal watchdog will audit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ nursing home survey practices in 2024, according to a new report.
Also in the News for Monday, Jan. 22, 2024
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Josh Henreckson
Jan 22, 2024
OIG announces Medicaid hospice inpatient, aggregate caps audit … Researchers uncover new cause of Alzheimer’s brain cell loss … FDA warns of Osteoporosis drug’s potential side effects for dialysis...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 17, 2024
CMS drops expected draft of MDS updates … OIG to audit use of contracted surveyors … OIG to CDC: Improve support for COVID nursing home data submission … Nursing home operators booted from state...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 10, 2024
HHS revises religious conscience rule for workers … Oklahoma latest OIG target in nursing home inspection audits … Congresswoman calls for investigation into St. Louis SNF closure that led to missing...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 3
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2024
‘Slow but continual recovery’ predicted for healthcare REITs: Fitch … New nursing home eviction rules go into effect in California … Ohio lapses revealed in latest OIG life emergency prep, infection...