This week’s Medicare updates include a variety of new initiatives aimed toward improved safety and quality at nursing homes, updated fact sheets on opt-in and voluntary reporting procedures for MIPS, a comment request on an information collection regarding the MOON, and more!
Medicare made $54.4 million in improper payments to acute care hospitals for post-acute transfers that did not comply with Medicare’s policies, according to a November 1 report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG).