Medicaid Medicare participation

Example 3. Butler et al. (2003) conducted a population-based case-control study that evaluated levels of HCAs, meat intake according to doneness and cooking method, and the risk of colon cancer. The study population consisted of participants selected from 33 counties in North Carolina who were part of the North Carolina Colon Cancer Study. Cases included 274 blacks and 346 whites, between the ages of 40 and 84 with invasive adenocarcinoma of the colon diagnosed from 1996 to 2000. Controls, 426 blacks and 611 whites, were randomly selected from the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (under 65) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid services (over 65). Exposure was assessed using a food-frequency questionnaire. Meat intake frequency data, cooking method, and level of doneness was used to estimate exposure values for three specific HCAs. (Results of this study are discussed in Section 26.2.2b.). Source Butler et al. (2003). 

Accrediting organizations emphasize patient safety as a fxmdamental issue. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services includes monitoring of medication errors as part of their conditions of participation, noting that the medical staff is responsible for developing policies and procedures that minimize drug errors. This fxmction may be delegated to the hospital s... 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Conditions of participation. Pharmaceutical Services (482.25). Available at cms.hhs.gov/cop/default.asp, accessed August 4, 2002. 

Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services. Conditions of participation and conditions of coverage, http //cms.hhs.gov/cop/, accessed June 20, 2003. 

Each violation of the Anti-kickback Statute carries the potential for a 25,000 criminal fine, a civil fine, or up to 5 years imprisonment, or all of these. The court may also impose repayment of the amount of losses sustained by the government. Additionally, exclusion from participation in all Medicare and Medicaid programs is required for individuals or corporations convicted of violating the Anti-kickback Statute. 

The National Association of Home Care estimates that more than 20,000 providers deliver home care services to approximately 8 million individuals each year. According to the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the average number of home health visits a year per Medicaid beneficiary was 80, compared to 27 visits in 1989. Additionally, the number of home health agencies participating in Medicare has increased from almost 5000 in 1988 to over 10,000 in 1997. Care of patients in home settings is likely to expand as data further suggest reduced cost for such... 

Been excluded from participation in a Medicaid or Medicare program. 

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