The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is reminding Hospice facilities that while the primary purpose of CMS’ health and safety surveys is to determine compliance with the Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation, there are several elements of the survey process that may uncover concerns that might necessitate a referral to CMS for potential fraud.

CMS has published a new memorandum to reinforce existing tools available to surveyors that can be used to identify when a hospic…

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