Hospice Audit Series | It's That Time of Year Again: Quality Data Reporting Determinations Raise New and Recurring Issues
Last week, OIG’s Office of Audit Services released its latest report on Medicare Administrative Contractors’ (MACs) compliance with Medicare cost report oversight requirements. The report, which is titled Medicare...more
Editor’s Note: PYA and Foley & Lardner hosted the 6th Annual “Let’s Talk Compliance” two-day Virtual Conference on January 18 and 19, 2024. Panelists included Foley & Lardner attorneys and PYA experts. The event was hosted by...more
If you are a healthcare provider enrolled with Medicare and Medicaid, it is imperative that you know the governmental agencies’ expectations for compliant billing and understand that the agencies constantly monitor and audit...more
On October 26, 2022, OIG published a report summarizing the results of 12 OIG hospital compliance audits covering Medicare claims paid from 2016 through 2018. OIG recommends, among other things, that CMS follow up on...more
More than 900 hospitals across the United States are approaching a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-imposed deadline to report overpayments from the removal (explant) of defective cardiac medical devices if...more
Compliance Today (March 2021) - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided the following compliance notice: “In a recent report, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) determined that Medicare made...more
Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 42 (November 23, 2020) - Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) will be coming to 911 hospitals for overpayments caused by unreported manufacturer credits for recalled or...more
Quality Improvement Organization Releases Guidance on Short-Stay Reviews – As previously reported, in July 2015, CMS announced that Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) would begin conducting reviews of certain inpatient ...more