tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 5

Long-Term Care: Staffing Requirements A Sticking Point With OIG

SNFs shouldn't risk their reps by falling a step short on training and hiring.Nursing facilities had better make sure their staffing policies and procedures are up to snuff - The HHS Office of Inspector General continues to press compliance with staffing laws as a major benchmark for quality of care. The latest audits took up this very issue at Mariner Health of Denver in Denver, CO and Poplar Grove Care Center in Commerce City, CO, which were selected based on an OIG review of Online Survey Certification and Reporting System (OSCAR) data. Both reports found the...

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