CMS Reminds Hospital Providers of Obligations for Reporting Abuse and Neglect
Published: 04/17/2024
Sources:
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, has published a new memorandum to remind hospitals and practitioners working in hospitals of their obligations under applicable state law to report patient abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.
A November 2023 audit by the HHS Office of the Inspector General used a sample of hospital Medicare claims data to estimate that 24 percent of the claims with evidence of ab…
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