Archive for May 2015
OIG cracks down on place-of-service overpayments
Is your practice using proper place-of-service codes? If not, you’re not alone. According to a new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General, Medicare contractors may have overpaid physicians to the tune of $33.4 million for incorrectly coded services provided between January 2010 and September 2012. Why? It appears that the services were performed…
Read MoreOIG guidance for healthcare governing boards focuses on responsibility
You have probably heard the saying “The buck stops here.†Popularized by President Harry S. Truman, the phrase still holds true today for many in positions of authority. When it comes to compliance oversight in the healthcare industry, the federal government is turning its focus more than ever on boards of directors and trustees to…
Read MoreICD-10 implementation clock ticking
With the deadline for implementation of ICD-10 just five months away, a lot is being written about whether medical practices are prepared. As late as April 30, Rep. Ted Poe of Texas introduced a bill that would prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from replacing ICD-9 with ICD-10 in implementing the HIPAA code…
Read MoreHome healthcare agencies, aides top fraud list
Home healthcare agencies and home healthcare aides topped the list of providers with the largest number of healthcare fraud convictions in 2014, according to a report released last month by the HHS Office of the Inspector General. Of the more than $1.9 billion recovered in total civil judgments and settlements, the federal government recovered $186…
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