CMS Posts Update to Nursing Home Critical Element Pathways
On February 4, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted an updated Survey Resource folder, which included updates to several Critical Element…
OMIG Releases 2026 Work Plan
The New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) posted its 2026 Work Plan. The plan provides a roadmap detailing OMIG’s planned program-integrity…
CMS Posts Updates to the Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System Technical User’s Guide
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted the updated Design for Care Compare Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users’ Guide.
Seven Complaints, 16 Violations at Iowa Nursing Home
An Iowa nursing home that has faced allegations of sexual assault and contributing to a resident’s death has been cited for 16 regulatory violations covering…
Hospital Agrees to Settle Case on Ineffective Communication with Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Patients
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that it has resolved its investigation into complaints that Brattleboro Memorial Hospital…
HHS & DEA Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing Controlled Medications Through 2026
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), working jointly with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), today announced a fourth temporary extension of telemedicine…
US Attorney’s Office and Polyclinic Resolve Allegations It Violated the ADA
The US Attorney’s Office and the Polyclinic, d/b/a Optum Care Washington, has resolved allegations one of its medical facilities failed on multiple occasions to provide…
HHS Cleanup of Federal Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Standards Rule Expands Access
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) repealed provisions of the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid Institutional…
NY OMIG Update: New York RAC – Provider Portal Launched
Performant, the NYS Office of the Medicaid Inspector General’s (OMIG) New York Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC), has implemented a portal that enables providers to…
Missouri Nursing Home Workers Awarded $2M After Sudden Closure
Two years ago, a north St. Louis nursing home abruptly closed its doors, forcing more than 170 patients to be relocated and leaving its nearly…