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Wound care aukdit and skin substitute audit 2026 - Featured Image - Liles Parker

Responding to Wound Care Audits and Skin Substitute Audits in 2026

Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates, Other /

CMS UPDATE – DECEMBER 24, 2025 “Effective immediately, CMS’ A/B Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are withdrawing the Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) for Skin Substitute Grafts/Cellular and Tissue-Based Products for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Venous Leg Ulcers that were scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2026.” ORIGINAL ARTICLE (December 11, 2025): In 1789, […]

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Amniotic Membrane - Featured Image - Liles Parker

Navigating Amniotic Tissue / Amniotic Membrane / Skin Substitute Audits and Investigations

Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates, Other /

(August 14, 2024): For almost a century, health care providers have used amniotic tissues / amniotic membranes in the care and treatment of wounds.[1] In recent years, health care providers have greatly expanded the scope of therapeutic applications employing amniotic tissues / amniotic membranes in wound care procedures. These developments have led to increased scrutiny

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Medicare Advantage SIU Audits and Investigations are More Prevalent Than Ever

Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates, Other /

(April 5, 2023): In the sphere of healthcare compliance, providers must manage audits coming from every possible authority whether it be from public agencies, a private payor, or other third-party authorities. CMS has announced that the FY 2022 fee-for-service improper payment rate was 7.46%.[1] While this is a slight increase in the error rate from

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VA Acupuncture Audits of Non-VA, Community Providers are Increasing

Home Health & Hospice, Other /

(May 20, 2022): Acupuncture audits and investigations by federal, state and private payors have greatly expanded in recent years. One of the most active players conducting acupuncture audits today is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (VA). It is worth noting that long before traditional Medicare even considered covering acupuncture services,[1] the VA made these

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Will Xiulu Ruan v. United States Finally Bring Some Sanity to Interpretations of the Controlled Substances Act?

Medicare, Medicaid & Private Payor Updates, Other /

(May 2, 2022): The Supreme Court last addressed violations of 21 U.S.C. §841 by a medical practitioner in 1975.[1] Since that time, several circuit courts have taken different approaches when construing the scienter requirements to prove a Controlled Substance Act violation, and how a jury may be instructed when deciding a case.  Hopefully, clarification of

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The Collateral Enforcement Risks of DOJ Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) Issued in False Claims Act Matters and Cases

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(October 21, 2021): The False Claims Act [1] remains the primary civil enforcement tool utilized by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). While the results of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 have not yet been published, settlements and judgements in FY 2020 exceeded $2.2 billion. Of this total, $1.8 billion were related to the health care

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