YouCompli
MARCH 22, 2023
There has been significant enforcement over the last couple years relating to overpayments for UDT. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has expressed concerns about UDT billing. According to the OIG, prior error rate testing has suggested an improper payment rate of almost 30% for Medicare.
Compliancy Group
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
When a hospital, doctor’s office, or other healthcare organization is guilty of a regulatory or compliance violation , the U.S. Office of Inspector General (OIG) can invoke civil or criminal prosecution or licensure or other penalties, fines, exclusions from federal programs like Medicare, or revocation of billing privileges.
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YouCompli
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Enforcement agencies are prioritizing efforts to deter FWA as more individuals enroll in government healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid, and telehealth services continue to evolve post-pandemic. In addition, CMS education and outreach focuses on preventing, detecting, and reporting Medicare fraud and abuse.
Compliancy Group
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
This is because the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have ramped up their efforts to identify organizations that have improperly billed for medical services. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created UPIC audits to identify and stop fraud and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid.
YouCompli
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Most federal healthcare payors such as Medicare and Medicaid reimburse most providers on a prospective basis. This is why Medicare publishes its rules on their Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) or its Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). The inflated charges resulted in inappropriate outlier payments from Medicare.
Compliancy Group
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
In the case of healthcare fraud or other forms of noncompliance, the organization at fault could enter a corporate integrity agreement (CIA) with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
YouCompli
OCTOBER 26, 2022
That’s why we work so hard to simplify and streamline regulatory change management: we have to take the busy work out of compliance so that our clinical colleagues can apply their subject matter expertise to compliance, rather than getting overwhelmed with process. That’s a 41% error rate with an extrapolated overpayment of?$269
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