The Final Rule: How to Prevent $389,000 in Medicare Overpayments
Healthicity
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
New York Hospital to Pay $389,000 to Medicare. In a recent audit of a New York hospital, the HHS OIG identified overpayments.
Healthicity
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
New York Hospital to Pay $389,000 to Medicare. In a recent audit of a New York hospital, the HHS OIG identified overpayments.
Healthcare Law Today
JANUARY 2, 2023
As written, the proposed rule would remove the existing “reasonable diligence” standard for identification of overpayments, and add the “knowing” and “knowingly” FCA definition. And, a provider is required to refund overpayments it is obliged to refund within 60 days of such identified overpayment.
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Health Care Law Brief
APRIL 12, 2023
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.
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
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Mitigating fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) is taking on a new urgency for healthcare compliance professionals. 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.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JUNE 8, 2022
But even now, hospitals and health systems should be preparing proactively to meet the regulatory demands of a post-PHE future. Additionally, several telehealth flexibilities (that generally expand Medicare coverage for telehealth services) have been extended 151 days (about five months) beyond the termination of the HHS PHE.
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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