The Office of Inspector General has this month, released a report entitled CMS Improperly Paid Millions of Dollars for Skilled Nursing Facility Services When the Medicare 3-Day Inpatient Hospital Stay Requirement Was Not Met. Under the law, post-hospital extended care is reimbursable when there is a 3-day consecutive inpatient hospital stay. According to the OIG, there was a lack of coordinated notification between hospitals, beneficiaries and SNF's. The OIG recommended additional … [Read more...] about OIG Finds Improper Payment for Skilled Nursing Facilities