The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently released Administrative Information 24-05-NH to provide guidance to surveyors on areas of focus for Federal Monitoring Surveys (“FMS”). The document identifies...more
A report released by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) on September 1, 2023, details key emergency preparedness challenges reported by nursing homes situated in...more
AGG’s Home Health & Hospice team publishes a quarterly newsletter covering legal and regulatory topics specific to the home and community-based healthcare industry. The fields of end-of-life and home healthcare present...more
As 2020, thankfully, comes to a close, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released the first of several reports on the impact of COVID-19 on nursing homes and the effectiveness...more
A report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) finds that hospices did not always comply with the portion of the “hospice aide and homemaker services” condition of...more
As part of its proposed rule pertaining to CY 2020 changes to the physician fee schedule published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also proposes significant...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued two companion reports that, together, called for increased regulatory scrutiny of hospices, greater transparency...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) earlier this month issued two companion reports that called for increased regulatory scrutiny of hospices, greater transparency for...more
As part of its Work Plan for 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently announced its intent to determine the extent to which State long-term care ombudsmen address...more