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(May 25, 2022): In recent years, federal regulators have initiated a significant number of audits and investigations examining the improper billing of claims for balloon sinuplasty / balloon dilation procedures by Otolaryngologists (commonly referred to as Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) physicians. Depending on the specific facts in each case, the improper billing of balloon …
(January 19, 2021): As you will recall, on March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) suspended most Medicare audits and reviews due to the COVID-19 national emergency. In early August, CMS instructed its contractors to resume their prepayment and postpayment audit activities. Over the last six months, we have seen a …
(January 3, 2021): In recent months, we have seen a significant rise in the number of Medicare and Medicaid audits focusing on the medical necessity of certain outpatient Respiratory Viral Panels (CPT Code 87633) and Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panels (CPT Code 87507). Unfortunately, many of these audits seem to be merely the latest example where payors …
Audits of Respiratory (CPT Code 87633) / Gastro (CPT Code 87507) Panels are Ongoing. Read More »
(December 28, 2020): Let’s face it, we are all glad to have 2020 behind us. From an enforcement standpoint, COVID-19 greatly impeded the Federal government’s ability to investigate and prosecute civil and criminal violations of law. The numbers speak for themselves. Between February 2020 and April 2020, new criminal prosecutions had dropped by 80%. [1] …
A Look Back at Hospice Audits and Prosecutions in 2020 — Are You Ready for 2021? Read More »
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