OIG Report: Frequency of Medicare Hospice Recertification Unimproved

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) sent a memorandum to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) dated August 29, 2013 expressing concern that state surveys of hospice compliance with the Medicare conditions of participation (CoPs) are not occurring as frequently as they should.  The memorandum cited…