4th Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 PEPPER Reports Are Now Available
The fourth quarter fiscal year 2020 Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Reports (PEPPER) can now be accessed. The PEPPER reports summarize provider-specific data for Medicare services that may be…
Read More »CMS Announces the Ending of Several Temporary Emergency Blanket Waivers
In March 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) enacted several temporary emergency blanket waivers which were intended to provide nursing homes flexibility in responding to the COVID-19…
Read More »The GAO Identifies Multiple Ways Agencies Can Improve COVID-19 Response Efforts
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released their 6th report on the federal response to the pandemic in late March 2021. The report identified 28 recommendations agencies can improve response…
Read More »EEOC Announces New Scheduled Openings of EEOC Data Collections
The opening of the 2019 Employment Information Report (EEO-1) Component 1 Data Collection scheduled for May 8, 2020 was delayed due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The U.S. Equal…
Read More »EEOC Sues an Ohio Senior Living Community for Disability Discrimination
A senior living community located in Ohio has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for discharging an employee due to her disability. The employee who is…
Read More »CMS Releases New Training Video to Promote Accurate Coding for Resident Mood Interview
On April 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a training video tutorial to promote the accurate coding of the resident mood interview for MDS 3.0….
Read More »Indiana LPN Working in Nursing Home Charged with Practicing Medicine without a License
An Indiana Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) has been charged with felony charges of practicing medicine without a license for allegedly removing a resident’s oxygen mask without a physician’s order. The…
Read More »Two New Resources Available from AHRQ Aimed at Preventing COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
Two new resources are available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to protect nursing home residents and staff from COVID-19. The resources are intended to support the…
Read More »Oregon Health Officials Failed to Adequately Prepare for Pandemic State Auditors Claim
The Secretary of State, Oregon Audits Division, (Secretary) found that the Oregon Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority failure to adequately prepare for the pandemic likely contributed…
Read More »A Florida Man Indicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment on March 23, 2021, against a Florida man for fraudulently obtaining or attempting to obtain over $1,500,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
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