In today’s episode, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske talks with team members Bryan Nowicki and Erin Burns about two recent developments in the hospice audit arena. First, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) audits would resume on September 1. Second, on December 31, 2021, CMS’s popular Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC) Telephone Demonstration is set to end. Meg, Bryan and Erin share insights on TPE and the QIC Demonstration as well as potential actions for hospices to See more +

In today’s episode, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske talks with team members Bryan Nowicki and Erin Burns about two recent developments in the hospice audit arena. First, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) audits would resume on September 1. Second, on December 31, 2021, CMS’s popular Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC) Telephone Demonstration is set to end. Meg, Bryan and Erin share insights on TPE and the QIC Demonstration as well as potential actions for hospices to take related to both. See less -