Top Ten Medicare Update Blog Posts in January 2010
Below are the top ten Medicare Update posts during January 2010 (based on the number of views): 1) CMS Proposes Meaningful Use Definition and Standards for Electronic Health Record Incentives Program 2) DOJ/HHS to Hold National Summit on Health Care Fraud 3) New Requirements Cause Thousands of DMEPOS Suppliers to Exit Medicare Program 4) Region D Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Adds More CMS Approved Audit Issues 5) Region D Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Continues to Add CMS Approved Audit Issues 6) CMS Directs Medicare Contractors to Take Action on OIG Reports 7) CMS Releases Revised Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Fact Sheet 8) Region D Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Posts New CMS Approved Audit Issues 9) Region C Recovery Audit Contractor Posts Additional Audit Issues for DRG Validation 10) MedPAC Votes on Medicare…
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Below are the top ten Medicare Update posts during February 2010 (based on the number of views): 1) Draft Jobs Bill Would Delay Medicare Physician Payment Cuts Until October 2010 2) CMS Releases Advance Notice of 2011 MA and Part D Plan Payment Policies With Draft Call Letter 3) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Reportedly...
HealthDataInsights, Inc. (HDI), the Medicare recovery audit contractor (RAC) for Region D, recently posted new CMS approved audit issues for RAC review on its website. Specifically, HDI added the following new CMS approved audit issues : Medical Supplies and Home Health Consolidated Billing Date of Death – DME The above issues apply to all...
CGI , the Medicare recovery audit contractor (RAC) for Region B , recently added new CMS approved audit issues for RAC review. Specifically, it appears that CGI added a number of new CMS approved audit issues pertaining to inpatient claims and MS-DRG validation for all states within Region B. In brief, those issues appear to include: Acute Respiratory...
CGI , the Medicare recovery audit contractor (RAC) for Region B , recently added new CMS approved audit issues for RAC review pertaining to inpatient claims and MS-DRG validation. According to the CGI website, the new issues include: Liver Transplant DRG 480 MS-DRG 006 Post Operative Anemia MS-DRG 467, 481, 486, 488 The above issues apply to all...
Connolly Healthcare , the Medicare recovery audit contractor (RAC) for Region C, recently updated its CMS approved audit issues for RAC review. Specifically, Connolly Healthcare recently posted at least 19 new CMS approved audit issues on its website for inpatient hospitals pertaining to DRG validation. The issues affect providers in the states...
CGI , the Medicare recovery audit contractor (RAC) for Region B , recently added new CMS approved audit issues for RAC review. With respect to the claims of outpatient hospitals and physicians, CGI posted a new CMS approved audit issue titled ” Medical Unlikely Edit (MUEs) ,” which applies to all states within Region B. However, CGI...
DCS Healthcare (DCS), the Medicare recovery audit contractor (RAC) for Region A, recently posted a new CMS approved audit issue for RAC review on its website pertaining to DME suppliers. According to the DCS website, the issue is titled “Oxygen Accessories” and it applies to all states within Region A. Region A includes Connecticut,...
DCS Healthcare (DCS), the Medicare recovery audit contractor (RAC) for Region A, recently posted 3 new CMS approved audit issues for RAC review on its website. Specifically, DCS posted the following issues pertaining to inpatient hospitals and DRG validation: MS-DRG Validation for MS-DRGs with Ventilator Support of 96+ hours MS-DRG Validation for...
HealthDataInsights, Inc. (HDI), the Medicare recovery audit contractor (RAC) for Region D, recently posted new CMS approved audit issues for RAC review pertaining to Part A inpatient claims and DRG validation. According to the HDI website, the issues include: Breast Procedures Cardiovascular (Other) Nose, Mouth & Throat Disorders Endocrine,...
HealthDataInsights, Inc. (HDI), the Medicare recovery audit contractor (RAC) for Region D, recently posted a new CMS approved audit issue for RAC review pertaining to inpatient claims and DRG validation. According to the HDI website, the issue is titled “DRG Validation-Pregnancy, Childbirth & Peruperium” and it applies to all states...
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OIG Work Plan Identifies Possible Areas of Concern for Home
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