OIG: Older Medicare recipients often harmed during hospital stays
May 13, 2022
Fully 25% of older American Medicare beneficiaries are at high risk of being harmed during acute care stays, according to the HHS Office of the Inspector General.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, March 24
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 24, 2022
OIG adds audits of nursing home staff vaccination status to its schedule … Repeat COVID-19 hospitalization unlikely with vaccination or prior infection, Mayo Clinic finds … Fauci does not expect to...
CMS must refine data on antipsychotic drug use in nursing homes, OIG says
By
Alicia Lasek
May 07, 2021
The Minimum Data Set should not be CMS’ sole source for determining the number of nursing home residents using antipsychotic drugs, according to a new report from HHS’ Office of the Inspector General.
CMS improperly paid $84M for skilled nursing services, government watchdog says
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 21, 2019
The federal government likely overpaid about $84 million for improper skilled nursing services during a two-year period, according to a new report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General.
Ask the payment expert … about Medicare audit guidelines
By
Patricia Boyer
Aug 01, 2014
What guidelines should we use for a Medicare audit?
Feds looking to QAPI, not penalties, for help
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2014
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials said they consider the upcoming Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement guidelines, not harsher penalties, as the better way to reduce adverse events...
Feds recover $10 million in incorrect Medicaid payouts
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2014
Federal investigators recovered more than $10 million in incorrect Medicaid payments made to nursing homes in 2013, an annual review shows.
OIG focuses on nursing homes’ quality of care in ‘priorities’ report
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 20, 2014
To best protect federal health programs, more action should be taken to improve nursing home quality, a new government report asserts.
Referral fees OK, says OIG
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2014
A long-term care provider that requested clearance for a system of paying an agency to refer patients is in the clear.
OIG plans to scrutinize skilled nursing facilities’ Medicare Part A claims
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 04, 2014
Skilled nursing operators can expect to see a new government report on Medicare Part A billing practices released in 2014, according to the latest annual work plan from the Department of Health and Human...