Hospice General Inpatient Care Focus of New OIG Work Plan Item

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The Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) updated its Work Plan with a new hospice  item, Audit of Selected, High-Risk Medicare General Inpatient Services.  The Work Plan sets forth various projects including OIG audits and evaluations that are underway or planned to be addressed during the fiscal year and beyond […]

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OIG Workplan to Include OASIS Falls Reporting & Post-acute Transfer Policy

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The Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reported the addition of a new study and a new audit that should be of interest to the home health and hospice communities. These alerts to the public via daily updates of new audits and reports is part of the OIG Work Plan. The […]

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OIG Updates Work Plan to Include Review of Hospice Inpatient and Aggregate Cap Calculations

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On October 4, 2019, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) began discussions around potential reform of the hospice Aggregate Cap (Cap). MedPAC is considering a recommendation under which the Aggregate Cap would be wage adjusted for the first time in history but may also consider a reduction in the Aggregate Cap amount: at the October […]

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