COVID-19 strategies: WWOT (What would Oprah think?)
I have a message for the Department of Health and Human Services: “Boy, do you have a problem.”
OIG
Nursing home staffing shortages, infection concerns bottlenecked hospital referrals during COVID-19: report
During the height of the pandemic, hospital administrators who wanted to discharge patients to post-acute care facilities often found they were unwilling or unable to accept patients because of concerns about potential COVID-19 infections. The same providers often did not have the bed capacity or staff to care for the patients either.
CMS missing opportunities to enforce staffing rules, watchdog warns
A watchdog agency is calling for a greater emphasis on staffing ratios during future nursing home surveys, saying the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is missing opportunities to use information it already collects.
Probe of improper Medicare Part D payments to SNFs among slate of new federal audits
Medicare Part D payments to skilled nursing facilities will face increased scrutiny over the next year from a federal watchdog agency.
CMS violated federal contracting rules, OIG report finds
An investigation by a federal watchdog agency found that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services violated federal contracting rules by allowing contractors to perform government functions.
CMS wrongly allowed nursing homes $18 million in medical equipment, investigators say
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services did not detect $18.4 million in inappropriate claims for durable medical equipment in skilled nursing facilities, despite having systems intended to catch bad claims, a government watchdog agency said last week.
Office of Inspector General voluntary disclosures — should I or shouldn’t I?
Nursing facility operators might be faced with this dilemma: Should I or shouldn’t I provide an overpayment self-disclosure to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General? This voluntary disclosure should be assessed with a cost benefits analysis lens while being mindful of the associated nuances.
Watchdog says nearly one-third of CMS telehealth payments were improper
The growing drumbeat for greater use of telehealth in long-term care may have encountered a muffler.
Therapy overpayments may surpass $700 million a year, OIG suggests
A federal review of outpatient physical therapy payments found Medicare likely overpaid $367 million during a six-month period.
Skilled nursing company pays $142k to settle allegations of prohibited-employee use
Southwest Trinity Management has agreed to a $142,000 settlement to resolve allegations that a skilled nursing facility it owns and manages employed a nurse who was excluded from participating in any federal healthcare program.
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