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Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 43. News Briefs: December 2020

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 43 (December 7, 2020) - In a new provider compliance audit, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) said The Palace at Home, a for-profit home health care agency (HHA) in Miami,...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Reminder to providers: CMS modified supporting documentation requirements for cost-reporting periods beginning on or after October...

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On August 17, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the FY 2019 Medicare IPPS final rule. Part of the rule modified the supporting documentation required under 42 CFR 413.20 to be submitted with...more

Baker Donelson

CMS Seeks Additional Ideas for Reducing Administrative Burdens in Health Care

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) focused once again on reducing the administrative burden for physicians by reviewing and revising regulations. The RFI, published...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Take-Aways from CMS’ Recent Listening Session Regarding E/M Services: Documentation Guidelines and Burden Reduction

On March 21, 2018, a representative from the Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group at the CMS, held a listening session regarding proposed updates to documentation guidelines for Evaluation and Management (“E/M”) Services. The...more

Burr & Forman

Revocation of Enrollment in the Medicare Program- A Powerful Weapon in Medicare’s Arsenal

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In 2014, CMS issued a final rule related to 42 CFR 424.535, which gave CMS expanded authority to impose penalties on providers. Although the rule is several years old, the first version published in 2006, the rule has been...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

OIG and CMS Issue Rule: Finalizing Fraud and Abuse Waivers for MSSP ACOs

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services just issued a final rule setting forth waivers of specified fraud and abuse laws...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update - September 2015

Latest Healthcare False Claims Act Roundup and Top 3 Best Practices to Reduce Exposure - As the legal landscape in healthcare becomes increasingly complex, healthcare companies that receive federal program funds face...more

King & Spalding

OIG Reports Limited Compliance with Face-to-Face Certification Requirement for Home Health

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The OIG recently released a report summarizing the details of its study regarding compliance with the requirement that physicians (or certain practitioners working with them) who certify beneficiaries as eligible for Medicare...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Emerging EHR Risks: When Documentation May Not Be Enough (or Too Much)

Today’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) technologies feature many tools that help providers practice more efficiently and allow them to spend more time caring for patients. However, the federal government recently has posted...more

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CMS Adopts New “2 Midnights” Presumption For Inpatient Hospital Admissions

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On August 2, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an advance copy of its final rulemaking that adopts a new approach to evaluating the medical necessity of inpatient hospital admissions. ...more

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