Skilled Nursing News March 14, 2024
Nursing facilities were among six provider types with the most patient abuse and neglect convictions tied to Medicaid than other provider types in 2023, as a whopping 841 criminal and civil patient and abuse complaints related to the sector – topping all other categories – are still open to investigation.
There are 238 open nursing home investigations tied to Medicaid fraud out of 16,833 among all provider types, according to a report issued by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on Thursday. It’s the latest in efforts by OIG to improve nursing home oversight and quality, and recover misappropriated funds.
OIG found that nursing homes had 36 patient neglect and abuse convictions last year in investigations done by Medicaid...
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