Bibliography
GAO, OIG and Other Reports on Nursing Home Quality
 & Survey and Certification—1997 to April 2014

Note:

This bibliography was prepared by Janet C. Wells for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Survey Executives Training Institute, Baltimore, MD, April 9, 2014.

Office Of Inspector General (OIG)

  • [May 2024] 2024 GAO Ombudsman Report:
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  • [April 2023] 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:
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  • [April 2023] 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:
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  • [January 2022] CMS Should Take Further Action To Address States With Poor Performance in Conducting Nursing Home Surveys:
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  • [July 2021] GAO reports that recently came out concerning covid & Arkansas, and she did this story: May 31st 2021 Arkansas Democrat Gazette article:
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  • [July 2021] Government GAO & OIG Reports Bibliography:
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  • [July 2021] Important report on private ownership of nursing homes:
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  • [July 2021] Arkansas nursing home Corner law:
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  • [July 2021] GAO report documenting infection violations were prevalent and widespread before covid-19:
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  • [July 2021] Employees responsible for infecting over 130,000 nursing home residents:
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  • [June 2021] CMS Could Improve the Data It Uses To Monitor Antipsychotic Drugsin Nursing Homes:
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  • [May 2021] Employees responsible for infecting over 130,000 nursing home residents:
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  • [May 2021] COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: Most Homes Had Multiple Outbreaks and Weeks of Sustained Transmission from May 2020 through January 2021:
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  • [February 2014] Adverse events in skilled Nursing Facility: National Incidence Among Medicare Beneficiaries (OEI-09-11-00370):
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  • [November 18, 2013] Medicare Nursing Home Resident Hospitalization Rates Merit Additional Monitoring (OEI-06-11-00040):
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  • [May 9, 2011] Overmedication of Nursing Home Patients Troubling:
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  • [April 7, 2011] Medicare Atypical Antipsychotic Drug Claims for Elderly Nursing Home Residents (OEI-07-08-00150):
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  • [September 2009] Memorandum Report: Trends in Nursing Home Deficiencies and Complaints (OEI-02-08-00140):
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  • [April 2009] NURSING HOME CORPORATIONS UNDER QUALITY OF CARE CORPORATE INTEGRITY AGREEMENTS (OEI-06-06-00570):
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  • [May 2008] Nursing Home Enforcement: Processing Denials of Medicare Payment (OEI-06-03-00390):
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  • [July 2006] Nursing Home Complaint Investigations (OEI-01-04-00340):
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  • [May 2006] NURSING HOME ENFORCEMENT: APPLICATION OF MANDATORY REMEDIES (OEI-06-03-00410):
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  • [April 2005] NURSING HOME ENFORCEMENT: THE USE OF CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES (OEI-06-02-00720):
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  • [December 2005] STATE REFERRAL OF NURSING HOME ENFORCEMENT CASES (OEI-06-03-00400):
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  • [June 2004] INSPECTION RESULTS ON NURSING HOME COMPARE: COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY (OEI -01-03-00130):
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  • [June 2004] SURVEY OF PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE IN ALABAMA NURSING HOMES (A-04-03-07027):
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  • [March 2003] Nursing Home Deficiency Trends and Survey and Certification Process Consistency  (OEI-02-01-00600):
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  • [March 2003] Nursing Home Deficiency Trends and Survey and Certification Process Consistency (OEI-02-01-00600):
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  • [January 2003] Quality Assurance Committees in Nursing Homes (OEI-02-01-00600):
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  • [Febrary 2003] Nursing Home Medical Directors Survey (OEI-06-99-00300):
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  • [September 28, 2000]Success of Quality Initiatives Requires Sustained Federal and State Commitment (T-HEHS-00-209):
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  • [June 2000] The Effect of Financial Screening and Distinct Part Rules on Access to Nursing Facilities; (OEI-02-99-00340):
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  • [May 1999] Abuse Complaints of Nursing Home Patients (OEI-06-98-00340):
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  • [March 1999] Public Access to Nursing Home Survey and Certification Results (OEI-06-98-00280):
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  • Nursing Home Resident Assessment: Quality of Care (OEI-02-99-00040):
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  • Nursing Home Survey and Certification: Deficiency Trends (OEI-02-98-00331):
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  • Nursing Home Survey and Certification: Overall Capacity (OEI-02-98-00330):
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Government Accountability Office

  • [Reissued March 9, 2012/original February 1, 2012] CMS Should Improve Efforts to Monitor Implementation of the Quality Indicator Survey:
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  • [July 15, 2011] Private Investment Homes Sometimes Differed from Others in Deficiencies, Staffing, and Financial Performance (GAO-11-571):
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  • [Apr 7, 2011] More Reliable Data and Consistent Guidance Would Improve CMS Oversight of State Complaint Investigations (GAO-11-280):
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  • [April 6, 2011] Implementation of the Quality Indicator Survey (GAO-11-403R):
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  • [September 30, 2010] Complexity of Private Investment Purchases Demonstrates Need for CMS to Improve the Usability and Completeness of Ownership Data (GAO-10-710):
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  • [April 28, 1010] Some Improvement Seen in Understatement of Serious Deficiencies, but Implications for the Longer-Term Trend Are Unclear (GAO-10-434R):
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  • [November 24, 2009] Addressing the Factors Underlying Understatement of Serious Care Problems Requires Sustained CMS and State Commitment (GAO-10-70):
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  • [November 24, 2009] Responses from Two Web-based questionnaires to Nursing Home Surveyors and State Agency Directors (GAO-10-74SP),
    an e-supplement to GAO-10-70:
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  • [November 20, 2009] Opportunities Exist to Facilitate the Use of the Temporary Management Sanction (GAO-10-37R):
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  • [August 28, 2009] CMS’s Special Focus Facility Methodology Should Better Target the Most Poorly Performing Homes,
    Which Tended to Be Chain Affiliated and For-Profit (GAO-09-698):
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  • [February 13, 2009] CMS Needs to Reexamine Its Approach for Funding State Oversight of Health Care Facilities (GAO-09-64):
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  • [February 2009] CMS Needs to Reexamine Its Approach for Funding State Oversight of Health Care Facilities Click Here
  • [May 9, 2008] Federal Monitoring Surveys Demonstrate Continued Understatement of Serious Care Problems and CMS Oversight Weaknesses (GAO-08-517):
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  • [May 29, 2007] Federal Actions Needed to Improve Targeting and Evaluation of Assistance by Quality Improvement Organizations (GAO-07-373):
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  • [May 2, 2007] Continued Attention Is Needed to Improve Quality of Care in Small but Significant Share of Homes (GAO-07-794T:
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  • [March 26, 2007] Efforts to Strengthen Federal Enforcement Have Not Deterred Some Homes from Repeatedly Harming Residents (GAO-07-241):
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  • [March 31, 2006] Information on Residents Who Are Registered Sex Offenders or Are Paroled for Other Crimes (GAO-06-326):
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  • [December 28, 2005] Despite Increased Oversight, Challenges Remain in Ensuring High-Quality Care and Resident Safety (GAO-06-117):
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  • [November 12, 2004] Arkansas Coroner Referrals Confirm Weaknesses in State and Federal Oversight of Quality of Care (GAO-05-78):
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  • [July 17, 2003] Prevalence of Serious Quality Problems Remains Unacceptably High, Despite Some Decline (GAO-03-1016T):
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  • [November 13, 2002] Available Data Show Average Nursing Staff Time Changed Little after Medicare Payment Increase (GAO-03-176):
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  • [October 31, 2002] Public Reporting of Quality Indicators Has Merit, but National Implementation Is Premature (GAO-03-187):
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  • [June 13, 2002] Quality of Care More Related to Staffing than Spending (GAO-02-431R):
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  • [February 15, 2002] Federal Efforts to Monitor Resident Assessment Data Should Complement State Activities (GAO-02-279):
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  • [March 1, 2002] More Can Be Done to Protect Residents from Abuse (GAO-02-312):
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  • [March 4, 2002] Many Shortcomings Exist in Efforts to Protect Residents from Abuse (GAO-02-448T):
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  • [September 28, 2000] Sustained Efforts Are Essential to Realize Potential of the Quality Initiatives (HEHS-00-197):
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  • [November 4, 1999] Enhanced HCFA Oversight of State Programs Would Better Ensure Quality (HEHS-00-6):
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  • [November 4, 1999] HCFA Should Strengthen Its Oversight of State Agencies to Better Ensure Quality Care (T-HEHS-00-27):
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  • [August 13, 1999] Industry Examples Do Not Demonstrate That Regulatory Actions Were Unreasonable (HEHS-99-154):
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  • [June 30, 1999] HCFA Initiatives to Improve Care Are Under Way but Will Require Continued Commitment (T-HEHS-99-155):
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  • [June 30, 1999] Proposal To Enhance Oversight of Poorly Performing Homes Has Merit (HEHS-99-157):
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  • [June 15, 1999] Complaint Investigation Processes in Maryland (T-HEHS-99-146):
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  • [March 22, 1999] Stronger Complaint and Enforcement Practices Needed to Better Ensure Adequate Care (T-HEHS-99-89):
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  • [March 18, 1999] Additional Steps Needed to Strengthen Enforcement of Federal Quality Standards (HEHS-99-46):
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  • [July 28, 1998] Federal and State Oversight Inadequate to Protect Residents in Homes With Serious Care Violations (T-HEHS-98-219):
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  • [April 16, 1997] Too Early to Assess New Efforts to Control Fraud and Abuse (T-HEHS-97-114):
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Other Government Reports

  • Official Nursing Home Compare Data – CMS datasets used on the Nursing Home Compare Website These data allow you to compare the quality of care at every
    Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country, including over 15,000 nationwide.
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  • Percent of Nursing Facilities with Deficiencies, January 2011 through February 2012 Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Analysis of 2011 Online Survey,
    Certification, and Reporting system (OSCAR) data.
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  • Average Number of Deficiencies per Certified Nursing Facility, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2011 Online Survey, Certification, and Reporting system
    (OSCAR) data:
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