http://www.mcknights.com/department-of-health-and-human-services/topic/1427/ Articles tagged with Department Of Health And Human Services 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 It's interesting how competition can make strange bedfellows. Nursing homes and hospitals, for example, are next-door-neighbors on the caregiving block. We all know who has the bigger house on this block, and it often creates resentment. http://www.mcknights.com/nursing-homes-are-hospitals-silent-cheering-section-on-this-one/article/267238/ Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:30:00 GMT It's interesting how competition can make strange bedfellows. Nursing homes and hospitals, for example, are next-door-neighbors on the caregiving block. We all know who has the bigger house on this block, and it often creates resentment. McKnight's Nineteen percent of long-term care nursing aides who were found guilty of on-the-job abuse, neglect, or property theft in 2010 had prior criminal convictions, a federal report revealed this week. http://www.mcknights.com/almost-a-fifth-of-snf-nursing-aides-charged-with-abuse-and-neglect-had-prior-convictions-oig-says/article/263087/ Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:00:41 GMT Nineteen percent of long-term care nursing aides who were found guilty of on-the-job abuse, neglect, or property theft in 2010 had prior criminal convictions, a federal report revealed this week. McKnight's Healthcare providers will have an extra year to become compliant with ICD-10 coding standards and will be issued standardized identification codes, according to a final rule issued by Department of Health and Human Services on Friday. http://www.mcknights.com/hhs-finalizes-icd-10-delay/article/256326/ Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:30:00 GMT Healthcare providers will have an extra year to become compliant with ICD-10 coding standards and will be issued standardized identification codes, according to a final rule issued by Department of Health and Human Services on Friday. McKnight's Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee have accused the Department of Health and Human Services of overstepping its authority in implementing a controversial Medicare Advantage demonstration project. http://www.mcknights.com/house-members-raise-concerns-over-medicare-advantage-demonstration-project/article/251389/ Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:10:02 GMT Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee have accused the Department of Health and Human Services of overstepping its authority in implementing a controversial Medicare Advantage demonstration project. 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 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 The Department of Health and Human Services has announced its newest round of grant recipients under its Health Care Innovation Awards. http://www.mcknights.com/hhs-names-coordinated-care-innovation-winners/article/240214/ Wed, 09 May 2012 10:30:00 GMT The Department of Health and Human Services has announced its newest round of grant recipients under its Health Care Innovation Awards. McKnight's The federal government should take advantage of Affordable Care Act funds to improve the coordination and quality of care for the chronically ill, a new report recommends. http://www.mcknights.com/measuring-performance-coordinating-care-both-crucial-to-lowering-costs-among-the-chronically-ill-report-says/article/238653/ Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:30:00 GMT The federal government should take advantage of Affordable Care Act funds to improve the coordination and quality of care for the chronically ill, a new report recommends. McKnight's