Providers could be slapped with monetary penalties for slow response to document requests under OIG proposal
By
Tim Mullaney
May 13, 2014
Long-term care providers are facing an expanded list of infractions that could trigger civil monetary penalties, including slow response to document requests. The proposed regulation from the Department...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 19
Jan 19, 2022
OIG: CMS must correct states’ poor nursing home survey processes … NJ nursing homes must disclose more financial information under new mandates … Study 1 in 10 could still be infectious with COVID-19...
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May 29, 2014
TX joins dual eligibles demo … Hospitals continue to improperly code for post-acute transfers, OIG finds … Home hospice owner gets 14-year sentence, $16M fine … Deadly nursing home fire...
OIG: Let surveyors know about abuse
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
Many skilled nursing facilities failed to report abuse or neglect incidents to their surveyors, the Office of Inspector General says.
Nursing home staffing headed for more scrutiny
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 07, 2020
When a government watchdog decides it wants to investigate you, it’s usually not going to be content with a “No fire here, folks!” conclusion. Nobody knows that better than nursing home operators....
OIG 2006 work plan includes inspection goals for SNFs
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 18, 2005
Among the items on the fiscal year 2006 to-do list for the Office of Inspector General: Investigate whether skilled nursing facility rehab therapy services are medically necessary and whether SNF funds...
Also in the News for Friday, Oct. 6
Oct 06, 2017
Democrats refer to Hurricane Irma deaths in call to keep SNF arbitration ban … OIG gives warning in second-ever ambulance kickback settlement targeting provider … Hollywood Hills ramps up legal...
OIG: 9 in 10 SNFs hire convicted criminals
By
Brett Bakshis
Apr 01, 2011
More than nine out of 10 nursing homes in the United States have at least one convicted criminal on staff, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector...
Also in the News for Thursday, Dec. 7
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 07, 2023
On the Move: Kendal Corp. names Vassar Byrd CEO … OIG calls on Louisiana to monitor nursing homes’ compliance with staff background check requirements … HHS announces plan to enhance healthcare cybersecurity...
Also in the News for Tuesday, April 3
Apr 03, 2018
CNA who took silence for a ‘yes’ loses license, gets 10 years probation for sex with nursing home resident … OIG: Medicaid Fraud Control units recovered $1.7 billion in 2017 … Nurse-led...