Submitting OIG:
Report Description:
Accurate data are fundamental to CMS's quality-based payment programs, including Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR). This evaluation focuses on CMS's efforts to ensure the integrity of IQR data. IQR data are used to adjust payments on the basis of quality measures, so inaccurate data poses risks to payment accuracy. CMS and CDC issued a Joint Reminder regarding their concerns about data being manipulated, or gamed, by hospital staff's not following CDC definitions for reportable infections.
Date Issued:
Monday, May 1, 2017
Agency Reviewed / Investigated:
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:
OEI-01-15-00320
Component, if applicable:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Location(s):
Agency-Wide
Type of Report:
Inspection / Evaluation
Questioned Costs:
$0
Funds for Better Use:
$0
Number of Recommendations:
1
View Document:
| Attachment | Size |
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 oei-01-15-00320.pdf | 1.22 MB |
Additional Details Link: