The Office of Inspector General of the
Department of Health and Human Services issued a Recommendation Follow up
Memorandum Report: Frequency of Medicare Recertification Surveys for Hospices
is Unimproved, OEI-06-13-00130.
The report found that the frequency of
recertification surveys had not improved since 2005. As of February 28, 2013, 17 Percent of
State-surveyed hospices had not been recertified within the preceding 6 years,
with some hospice experiencing longer intervals. The findings (1) suggest that CMS’s use of
fluctuating annual targets does not ensure timely recertification surveys of
all hospices and (2) raise concerns about whether CMS and contracted State
survey agencies can ensure that hospice comply with Medicare CoPs and
quality-of-care requirements for hospices.
They recommend that CMS set specific timeframes for the frequency of
hospice recertification surveys.
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