http://www.mcknights.com/office-of-the-inspector-general/topic/13224/ Articles tagged with Office Of The Inspector General from McKnight's Long Term Care News McKnight's custserv@mcknights.com no A lack of uniformity among hospital coders for developing conditions is a main reason for the "point of admission" errors, according to a Monday report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. http://www.mcknights.com/oig-hospitals-err-18-of-the-time-with-point-of-admission-indicators/article/270074/ Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:30:00 GMT A lack of uniformity among hospital coders for developing conditions is a main reason for the "point of admission" errors, according to a Monday report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. McKnight's Federal officials need to provide clearer guidance and offer a more streamlined protocol for providers willing to self-disclose Medicare overpayments, a leading long-term care group says. http://www.mcknights.com/oig-should-streamline-medicares-self-disclosed-overpayment-protocol-provider-group-says/article/255703/ Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:30:00 GMT Federal officials need to provide clearer guidance and offer a more streamlined protocol for providers willing to self-disclose Medicare overpayments, a leading long-term care group says. McKnight's Many nursing facilities are not compliant with federal regulations governing residents who take atypical antipsychotic medications, a federal review released Monday reveals. http://www.mcknights.com/many-nursing-homes-are-not-meeting-federal-standards-for-antipsychotic-use-oig-review-finds/article/249527/ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:30:00 GMT Many nursing facilities are not compliant with federal regulations governing residents who take atypical antipsychotic medications, a federal review released Monday reveals. McKnight's The success rate of Medicare's volunteer force of fraud-detecting beneficiaries is declining, a government report finds. http://www.mcknights.com/oig-volunteer-medicare-fraud-patrols-had-declining-recovery-in-2011/article/247344/ Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:30:00 GMT The success rate of Medicare's volunteer force of fraud-detecting beneficiaries is declining, a government report finds. McKnight's A provider group is taking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to task for improperly using Medicare audits as a means of curtailing high-intensity therapy in skilled nursing facilities. http://www.mcknights.com/letter-provider-group-accuses-cms-of-using-medicare-audits-for-stealth-policymaking-purposes/article/246466/ Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:30:00 GMT A provider group is taking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to task for improperly using Medicare audits as a means of curtailing high-intensity therapy in skilled nursing facilities. McKnight's The vast majority of the medications used by people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid can find what they need through Medicare Part D formularies, a federal report finds. http://www.mcknights.com/most-meds-used-by-dual-eligibles-are-covered-by-medicare-part-d-oig-says/article/245249/ Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:30:00 GMT The vast majority of the medications used by people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid can find what they need through Medicare Part D formularies, a federal report finds. McKnight's Lawmakers again hammered the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Medicare program integrity contractors Friday. The latest salvos were fueled by an agency admission that additional mistakes had been made. http://www.mcknights.com/lawmakers-blast-federal-efforts-to-monitor-and-police-medicare-fraud--again/article/245216/ Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:53:55 GMT Lawmakers again hammered the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Medicare program integrity contractors Friday. The latest salvos were fueled by an agency admission that additional mistakes had been made. McKnight's Medicare recovery audit contractors have not been diligent enough in collecting previously identified overpayments, a government investigation finds. http://www.mcknights.com/oig-regulators-need-to-sharpen-retrieval-of-medicare-overpayments-made-to-providers/article/242901/ Fri, 25 May 2012 16:27:18 GMT Medicare recovery audit contractors have not been diligent enough in collecting previously identified overpayments, a government investigation finds. McKnight's More communication is needed between Medicare and Medicaid's respective program integrity officials, a new report suggests. http://www.mcknights.com/more-collaboration-between-medicare-and-medicaid-fraud-detection-programs-is-needed-report-finds/article/233114/ Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:30:00 GMT More communication is needed between Medicare and Medicaid's respective program integrity officials, a new report suggests. McKnight's Medicare's fee-for-service error rate for fiscal 2010 would have fallen if compliance contractors had successfully obtained better claims documentation, a federal report found. http://www.mcknights.com/lack-of-documentation-accounts-for-medicare-fee-for-service-error-rate/article/228283/ Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:30:00 GMT Medicare's fee-for-service error rate for fiscal 2010 would have fallen if compliance contractors had successfully obtained better claims documentation, a federal report found. McKnight's