OIG issues statement on observation stays … HHS confirms Oct. 1, 2015 date for ICD-10 … Nursing home resident gets 8 to 20 years for sexual assault
Also in the News for Friday, April 1
Apr 01, 2016
OIG: One-third of hospice stays inappropriate, cost Medicare $268 million … NYC mayor criticized after nursing home sells building to condo developer for $116 million … Bankrupt TN nursing...
Also in the News for Thursday, Nov. 16
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 16, 2023
OIG pledges fresh audit of nursing home payroll-based staffing data … Senate hearing explores making Medicare telehealth benefits permanent … Ziegler pinpoints 900 not-for-profit sales/mergers since...
Also in the News for Thursday, June 14
Jun 14, 2018
OIG: Nebraska failed to follow or document corrections in 92% of nursing home deficiencies … Revenues soared while patient care declined. Then this once-respected nursing home lost its license …...
OIG: Medicare overpayments for nursing home services could reach $130 million
Feb 20, 2008
The Medicare program might have paid nearly $130 million too much for hospital and laboratory services from 2001 to 2003, a federal investigation has discovered.
Also in the News for Thursday, Oct. 5
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 05, 2023
NY system offers $35k bonuses for RNs, $20k for other skilled care jobs … AHCA members elect Bartley’s Phil Scalo board chair … OIG audit cites NJ facilities for life safety, emergency planning lapses...
Also in the News for Tuesday, June 15
Jun 15, 2021
OIG: California didn’t ensure nursing homes reported neglect, abuse incidents timely … Michigan nursing homes could see more new patients from new no-fault auto insurance rule … Florida switches...
Also in the News for Friday, Jan. 3
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 02, 2020
OIG report that questioned $6.7B in ‘inflated’ MA payments used ‘old data,’ health insurers claim … Seniors enrolled in PACE on average costs states 13% less than other Medicaid-funded services,...
Also in the News for Thursday, Nov. 14
Nov 13, 2019
Deportations could hit DACA’s 27k healthcare workers, providers hard … Medicare overpaid for chronic care management services, OIG finds … NASA project in space aimed at better understanding Alzheimer’s...
OIG seeks immediate stop to ‘excessive’ Medicare billings
By
John O'Connor
Aug 02, 2011
Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities increased unexpectedly by $2.1 billion (16%) during the first six months of fiscal 2011, according to a report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General....