A fourth of the 3.3 million Medicare beneficiaries who lived in a nursing home in 2011 were hospitalized for at least one day. This came at a cost of $14.3 billion, according to a Nov. 18 report from the...
Long-term care background check program off to slow start, OIG says
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Jan 21, 2016
A federal initiative that provides states with grants to implement background check programs is off to a sluggish start, according to a new government report.
CMS is failing to ensure that terminated skilled nursing facilities and other providers are not billing...
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 28, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services needs to do a better job of ensuring that terminated Medicaid providers in a particular state, including skilled nursing facilities, don’t reappear in...
Therapy claims, ED transfers: OIG focus
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Jul 06, 2015
The Office of Inspector General will be taking a closer look at several important long-term care subject areas and practices, according to its Fiscal Year 2015 Mid-Year Update.
OIG approves nursing home use of credit card rewards
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Haymarket Media
Apr 05, 2007
A nursing home can use credit card rewards to purchase needed goods and services, according to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
Report on Medicare payments for poor care paints skewed picture, nursing home advocates say
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 01, 2013
Skilled nursing facilities collected Medicare payments of $5.1 million in 2009 for care that did not satisfy government quality measures, according to a report released Thursday. Prominent nursing home...
HHS: Self-disclosure saves providers money in cases of Medicare and Medicaid fraud
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 18, 2013
Long-term care providers who self-disclose potential Medicare and Medicaid fraud will likely benefit from lower repayment amounts, according to updated guidance released Wednesday. It is the first time...
Behavior problems — not financial motivation — most often precede forced SNF discharges: OIG
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2024
Nursing homes most often initiated a discharge because a resident’s behavior endangered the resident or others in the facility, a rationale fully within their rights, a government watchdog reported Wednesday.
OIG: Nearly 30% of rehab facility patients suffer care-related harm
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Jul 22, 2016
Almost 30% of patients who receive care at inpatient rehabilitation hospitals experience some sort of harm relating to their care, according to a new government report.
OIG to take on nursing home reimbursements, complaints in FY 2017
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Nov 11, 2016
Federal health officials will take a closer look at Medicare reimbursements and therapy billing in nursing homes during fiscal year 2017, according to a report issued Thursday.