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CMS Did Not Accurately Report on Care Compare One or More Deficiencies Related to Health, Fire Safety, and Emergency Preparedness for an Estimated Two-Thirds of Nursing Homes

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Date Issued: 
Monday, April 10, 2023
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Health & Human Services
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
A-09-20-02007
Component, if applicable: 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Location(s): 
United States
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
7
Report updated under NDAA 5274: 
No
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
23-A-09-064.01 Open No
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 Open No
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 Open No
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 Open No
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 Open No
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.
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