tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2021 Issue Q4

Compliance: Nursing Homes, SNFs Sit Atop OIG’s Target List

Latest report focuses on the importance of infection control. Nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) care for some of the most vulnerable Medicare beneficiaries. And that’s the primary reason that their practices are under scrutiny by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG). Background: Every year, the OIG makes scores of recommendations, advising the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on ways to tighten up its programs, improve documentation, and cut down on fraud and abuse. On Oct. 27, OIG released the 2021 edition of its top 25 unimplemented recommendations for HHS. This year, the agency...

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