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Hospice Survey Overhaul: An Unwelcome Surprise in COVID Relief Bill

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The latest COVID Relief and Funding law passed in December 2020 brings dramatic changes to the hospice survey process. While CMS will need to engage in future rulemaking to implement the new framework, Congress created a...more

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Hospice: Consolidated Appropriations Act Revamps Medicare Survey and Certification Process

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Modifications also include public disclosure of accreditation organization survey information and intermediate civil penalty remedies for noncompliance. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260), signed into...more

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OIG Issues Two Reports Identifying Medicare Hospice Beneficiaries at Risk of Harm from Hospice Deficiencies

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On July 9, 2019, the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) released two reports addressing hospice deficiencies and the risks, potential harm, and actual harm those deficiencies posed...more

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Recent OIG Audits of Home Health and Hospice Surveys May Signal Increased Scrutiny on Worker Qualifications

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Recent audits by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) conclude that state survey agencies in a number of states and a leading national accrediting agency serving the home health and...more

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