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Attention New York Medicaid Providers: It’s Time to Upgrade Your Compliance Program

Healthcare Law Blog

Part 521 governing the implementation and operation of effective compliance programs for certain “required providers,” including, now for the first time, Medicaid managed care organizations (MMCOs). [1] New Subpart 521-1: Compliance Programs The adopted regulations represent substantial changes to 18 N.Y.C.R.R.

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Part 3: Audit Documentation to Avoid Potential Appeal Consequences

AIHC

Only appeal claims when you have evidence and supporting documentation to substantiate your right to payment. Audit Coding, Billing and Documentation for Accuracy Insurance carriers and government contractors have the authority to review any claims at any time. However, it also includes documentation of a supporting diagnosis.

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Navigating CMS UPIC Audits: A Guide for Healthcare Organizations

Compliancy Group

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.

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2024 Final Rule: CMS Announces More Changes to Medicare Advantage but Declines to Reform the “60 Day Rule”

Health Care Law Brief

On April 5, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2024 Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Final Rule (“Final Rule”), which will be codified at 42 C.F.R. 405.986) or “reliable evidence” of fraud or “similar fault” (as defined in 42 C.F.R. Parts 417, 422, 423, 455, and 460.

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OIG Posts False Claims Act Settlements for FY 2022 Q1–Q4 on the Risk Spectrum

Med-Net Compliance

The government’s primary civil tool for addressing healthcare fraud is the FCA. The risk categories are described as follows: Highest Risk—Exclusion: Parties that the OIG determines present the highest risk of fraud will be excluded from Federal healthcare programs to protect those programs and their beneficiaries.

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Pennsylvania Man Excluded from All Federal Healthcare Programs for 22 Years 

Healthcare Compliance Blog

In March of 2022, in a related matter, the man pleaded guilty to Healthcare Fraud, Money Laundering, and Theft of Public Money for defrauding Medicare, Medicaid, and the US Department of Health and Human Services between 2016 and 2020. Providers must ensure that the claims they submit to Medicare and Medicaid are true and accurate.

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The Power of a Quality Review: Your Best Defense Against OIG Audits

Healthcare IT Today

It has given every indication that it intends to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse more robustly in the foreseeable future. The Justice Department has joined the fraud case against one large national insurer. Missed conditions: If a member has a condition that is being treated or monitored, it must be documented.