Open Recommendations
Recommendation Number | Significant Recommendation | Recommended Questioned Costs | Recommended Funds for Better Use | Additional Details | |
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23-A-09-064.01 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services correct the inaccurately reported deficiencies that we identified for the sampled nursing homes. | |||||
23-A-09-064.04 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services correct existing programming in ASPEN that prevented the 56 emergency preparedness deficiencies from being reported on Care Compare. | |||||
23-A-09-064.05 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services strengthen its processes for reviewing inspection results reported on Care Compare by requiring State survey agencies to verify that deficiencies shown in ASPEN are also shown in CASPER when they are preparing to conduct an inspection. | |||||
23-A-09-064.06 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services strengthen its processes for reviewing inspection results reported on Care Compare by providing technical assistance and additional training to State survey agencies that are not following procedures in the State Operations Manual and ASPEN Central Office Procedures Guide for reporting deficiencies in ASPEN. | |||||
23-A-09-064.07 | No | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services strengthen its processes for reviewing inspection results reported on Care Compare by including in its manual quality assurance check a verification that nursing home inspection results are accurately reported. |