OMC Expects No Medicare Payment Disruption After Compliance Improvements

OMC Expects No Medicare Payment Disruption After Compliance Improvements

PORT ANGELES – Olympic Medical Center officials say they do not expect any disruption in Medicare payments, despite earlier warnings from federal health authorities over compliance issues. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had set August 15 as the date payments could be halted if the hospital failed to correct deficiencies in two areas — Patient Rights and Nursing Services. More than 60% of OMC’s patients are on Medicare. In a…