Christin Thompson

Christin Thompson is an Associate at Liles Parker. She focuses on healthcare compliance and reimbursement issues. Christin represents clients nationwide and practices out of the California office. She has experience in assessing client records for documentation compliance in private payor and CMS audit preparation as well as identifying and improving documentation deficiencies. Christin is also a medical coder certified in inpatient, outpatient, and risk adjustment claims.

Responding to Medicare Audits of PCR Testing for UTIs in 2026 - Liles Parker

Responding to Medicare Audits of PCR Testing for UTIs in 2026

Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates /

(December 18, 2025): Laboratory Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing for urinary tract infections (UTIs) offers rapid, sensitive pathogen detection but often presents complex coding and billing challenges for Medicare providers and laboratories. Medicare contractors are increasingly denying UTI test claims due to issues with medical necessity, documentation, and improper coding/billing practices. Robust compliance and up-to-date […]

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Prior Authorization Demonstration Audits for Certain ASC Services Start in January 2026

Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates /

(December 09, 2025): The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has long expressed concerns regarding the fraud, waste and abuse risks inherent in the Medicare program. In fact, GAO first designated Medicare as a “High Risk” program due to its size, complexity and susceptibility to improper payments.[1] Throughout 2025, Medicare providers and suppliers were subjected to significant

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Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model - Liles Parker

Update on the Medicare Hospice PPEO Audit Initiative and its Risks

Home Health & Hospice /

(November 3, 2025): During 2024 and 2025, hospice agencies have remained under the government’s enforcement microscope. One survey found that more than one-half of all Medicare hospices reported undergoing more than one audit at the same time. These audits have led to substantial administrative burdens and payment delays.[1] Over the past year, our attorneys have represented

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AI in medical billing- Liles Parker - October 2023

AI in Medical Billing: A Benefit or a Compliance Risk?

Regulatory Issues | Privacy | Other /

(October 10, 2023): In terms of revenues and expenses, health care providers and suppliers have repeatedly faced two unfortunate realities: (1) Reimbursement rates are shrinking, and (2) they are constantly being saddled with additional unfunded mandates (for example, HIPAA compliance, OSHA requirements, compliance obligations, etc. Coupled with ordinary practice expenses, many health care providers are

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Medicare Exclusion Risks: Employing Excluded Individuals Can Result in Significant Administrative, Civil and / or Criminal Liabilities

Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates /

(May 8, 2023): One of the most severe administrative sanctions available under the Social Security Act stems from the authority of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)[1] to “exclude” individuals and entities from participating in Federal health care programs.[2] While the Centers for Medicare and

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