Richard Church interviews Stephen Bittinger about the scope and authority of OIG and CMS audits, outlining the similarities and differences between the two from a provider perspective. The presenters discuss the key...more
In this week’s episode, Richard Church interviews Stephen Bittinger about current trends and points of concern in the areas of health care reimbursement and integrity audit activity. The presenters discuss increases in...more
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has long outsourced care for veterans that the VA could not provide and for veterans’ emergency care (community care). Over the past decade, the VA has experienced significant...more
Since 30 March 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) exercised enforcement discretion to suspend most Medicare Fee-For-Service medical reviews and relax related requirements during the COVID-19 public...more
In this week’s episode, Stephen Bittinger discusses the impending resumption of Medicare error-based audits, which were temporarily suspended following the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. Mr. Bittinger discusses the different...more
7/17/2020
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Review Officers (MROs) ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Requirements