Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Inspector General -- AUDIT

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

For calendar year 2004, St. John’s Riverside Hospital’s (the hospital) nursing education program met both Medicare eligibility and reimbursement requirements.  Pursuant to Federal regulations, Medicare shares in the cost of approved nursing education activities operated by providers.  Because the hospital’s program met Medicare requirements, this report contains no recommendations.