OIG: Nonprofits’ complimentary transportation for families not a violation
Mar 31, 2009
The Office of Inspector General recently determined that a nonprofit skilled nursing facility that provides complimentary local transportation for friends and family of residents would not constitute grounds...
OIG? OMG! One lump problem
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Jan 23, 2013
The Office of the Inspector General’s recent report about what it calls $1.5 billion in inappropriate Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities should be yet another wake-up call to providers.
Docs got $22.5M in overpayments by miscoding services during SNF stays: OIG
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2023
Physicians billed Medicare for at least $22 million in services that should have been included under a skilled nursing stay, a new report from the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General...
Hospice fraud in OIG crosshairs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 20, 2016
Hospice fraud is an enforcement priority for the HHS Office of Inspector General, according to the head of the office.
OIG: Medicare improperly paid more than $400 million for ambulance services
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 26, 2006
One out of four ambulance transports did not meet Medicare requirements and should not have been paid by the federal program, according to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector...
OIG calls for more frequent surveys for hospice providers
By
Ashley Carman
Sep 06, 2013
Hospice providers could soon be facing more recertification surveys, if the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has any say in it.
CMS violated federal contracting rules, OIG report finds
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 17, 2020
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.
Medicare payments seem too high: OIG
By
John O'Connor
Aug 02, 2011
Another day, another scathing report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General.
Senior living company can pay referral fees for new residents despite kickback concerns, OIG advisory...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 23, 2014
A nonprofit senior housing and care provider can continue to pay an agency for referring new residents, despite concerns related to anti-kickback laws, according to a newly released government opinion.
Probe of improper Medicare Part D payments to SNFs among slate of new federal audits
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 22, 2021
Medicare Part D payments to skilled nursing facilities will face increased scrutiny over the next year from a federal watchdog agency.