In addition, all 50 States have mandated reporter laws for the reporting of the potential abuse or neglect of elders and vulnerable persons. Prior OIG reviews have shown that there are problems with the …

Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are institutions that provide skilled nursing care, including rehabilitation and various medical and nursing procedures. Ongoing OIG reviews at other settings indicate the …

State Compliance With Requirements for Reporting and Monitoring Critical Incidents The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires States to implement an incident reporting system to protect …

As of February 2020, State Survey Agencies have cited more than 6,600 of these nursing homes (nearly 43 percent) for infection prevention and control program deficiencies, including lack of a correction …

Nursing Homes Failed To Report 43 Percent of Falls With Major Injury and Hospitalization Among Their Medicare-Enrolled Residents OEI-05-24-00180 Serious Falls Resulting in Hospitalization Among …

Background Checks for Nursing Home Employees Federal regulation 42 CFR 483.12 (a) (3) provides beneficiaries who rely on long-term care services with protection from abuse, neglect, and theft by …

CMS enters into agreements with State survey agencies (SAs) to conduct surveys to determine whether nursing homes are compliant with Medicare requirements. Recent reports by OIG found problems in …

Note: except those imposed under section 1128 (b) (7) (42 USC 1320a-7b (b) (7)), and those imposed on rural physicians under section 1156 (42 USC 1320C-5), all exclusions are effective prior to a …

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In this study, we will assess the accuracy of the patient assessment data used to calculate nursing home falls rates. Specifically, we will identify hospitalizations due to falls with major injury among Medicare …