Healthcare worker depression hit in two COVID-era waves: study … OIG: CMS still paying to repair beneficiary wheelchairs beyond their lifespan … UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage, SNP plans to...
Companies given $20M too much for nursing home ambulance services, watchdog says
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 12, 2019
The federal government paid $20 million too much for ambulance trips tied to skilled nursing stays, according to the Office of the Inspector General.
Therapy revisions remain a CMS goal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 15, 2016
If there’s one sentence from this week’s Office of Inspector General report that should be pulled out and displayed on your bulletin board, it’s this: “We found that Medicare payments...
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Jun 28, 2017
Nursing home care can’t be managed cost-effectively elsewhere, study finds … Four cardiac monitoring companies accused of Medicare fraud will pay $13.4 million in settlement … OIG criticizes...
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Jan 04, 2016
KY governor says new Medicaid overhaul plan to be in place by 2017 … New York improperly claimed Medicaid reimbursement for adult day services, OIG says … Nursing home technician in Tennessee...
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Dec 11, 2014
OIG has recovered $5 billion so far this fiscal year … Researchers identify new genes to target in battle against UTIs … Government grant will support research into bile salt solution to C....
Top Medicaid fraud convicts are nursing and home health aides, OIG says
By
John Hall
Apr 24, 2015
Nearly one-third of Medicaid fraud criminal convictions the federal government obtained last year involved home health aides, a government report finds. Thirty percent of the 2014 cases involved home health...
OIG: Medicare needs to do more to prevent fraud and waste related to chiropractic care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 20, 2018
Previous controls have not done enough to reduce fraud and waste in connection to chiropractic care for Medicare patients, according to a review issued by a federal watchdog Friday.
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The cutting-edge uses for laser weeding’s innovative technology are almost endless, and extend into long-term care.
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Sep 30, 2014
CMS clarifies appropriate use of power strips in long-term care resident rooms …GAO: Integrating Medicare and Medicaid may not reduce costs on dual-eligible care … Brookdale discriminated against...