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Serious nursing home quality problems still exist
According to new Congressional testimony by officials from the HHS inspector general's office, care at many nursing homes is actually dangerous to patients, despite ongoing efforts by CMS to identify Read more...
Study: Gain-sharing with physicians controls hospital costs
A new study has concluded that paying physicians a cash reward to cut hospital spending cuts costs without harming care quality or access. Some policymakers have raised concerns that such programs Read more...
FL system settles federal claim over MD overpayments
Baptist Health South Florida has agreed to pay the federal government $7.75 million to settle allegations that it paid an oncology group excessive compensation to generate referrals for two of its Read more...
OIG: Duke overstated Medicare wage data
A new report from the HHS office of the inspector general has concluded the Duke University Hospital overstated wage data by $9.3 million in its 2006 Medicare cost report. This data doesn't affect Read more...
MO system to pay $60M to settle Medicare fraud charges
A Missouri-based health system has agreed to pay $60 million to settle a federal investigation into alleged Medicare fraud and other violations of federal law. Under the terms of the settlement, Read more...
Report: Antifraud compliance getting tougher for hospitals
A new report from the Deloitte Forensic Center argues that it's getting increasingly difficult for hospitals to comply with state and federal anti-fraud rules given the surge in new anti-fraud Read more...
Farm bill would restrict MD-owned specialty hospitals
In a piece of gamesmanship worthy of Capitol Hill, legislators behind a pending agriculture bill have slipped in a provision that would ban physician ownership of specialty hospitals. Versions of Read more...
GAO: HHS agencies need to collaborate to fight HAIs
If they're to make any real progress in fighting hospital-associated infections, HHS agencies will need to work together more closely, according to the Government Accountability Office. GAO director Read more...
HHS wants more detail in fraud self-disclosures
Since 1998, providers who voluntarily reported fraud to the HHS inspector general's office have been given leniency in their treatment. However, HHS now has changed the rules governing this policy. Read more...
U.S. Reps give boost to physician-owned hospitals
In recent times, physician-owned hospitals have taken a lot of fire in Congress--but Read more...
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