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Meaghan McCormick is an Associate Attorney in Liles Parker’s Washington, DC office where she concentrates her practice in the area of health care regulatory compliance. Meaghan has experience with auditing claims, identifying deficiencies, and assisting clients in improving their documentation. She also assists providers with creating and implementing effective compliance plans. Meaghan has assisted Dentists, […]
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(Updated January 4, 2021): In April 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an an Umbrella Statement of Work for the the awarding of program integrity contracts by new organizations known as “Unified Program Integrity Contractors” (UPICs). UPICs took over the responsibilities of Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) and Medicaid Integrity Contractors
ZPIC Audit Responsibilities Have Been Transferred to UPICs Around the Country Read More »
2020-2021 TAHCH Webinars Wednesday, January 6th, 2020, 1 p.m. EST / Noon CST / 10:00 a.m. PST COVID-19 Employee Health Issues for Home Health Hospice Agencies Despite the approval, release and distribution of a coronavirus vaccine, the numbers of available doses are still not sufficient to vaccinate all at-risk populations and individuals. Thus, home
Liles Parker PLLC is pleased to announce its upcoming Webinar Wednesday series in partnership with the Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice (TAHCH). Starting January 2016, Liles Parker attorneys will provide a monthly hour-long webinar on pertinent compliance issues facing home health, hospice, and personal care agencies. Topics address wide array of matters including:
(August 15, 2015): The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded the contract for Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC) services for Zone 6 to SafeGuard Services, LLC. Zone 6 encompasses Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. SafeGuard is the current program
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(April 22, 2015): Late last month, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) released its 2015 “Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations” (Compendium). Published annually, the Compendium sets out the top 25 program integrity issues previously identified by HHS-OIG that are expected to “most positively impact HHS programs in terms of cost
Are More Home Health Program Integrity Initiatives on the Horizon? Read More »
(August 29, 2014) The American Cancer Society has estimated that 43.92% of all males and 38.00% of all females in the United States will develop cancer at some point during their lifetime. While a number of clinical advances have been made over the last 25 years, chemotherapy remains one of the predominant tools used to
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(December 4, 2013): Generally, Medicare does not cover hospital outpatient dental services. Under the general exclusion provisions of the Social Security Act, items and services in connection with the care, treatment, filling, removal, or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting the teeth (e.g., preparation of the mouth for dentures or removal of diseased teeth
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(November 8, 2013): Health Integrity serves as the Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC) for Zone 4. This zone is comprised of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Colorado. Generally, Health Integrity has been assigned responsibility for handling Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) claims. Health Integrity has been especially aggressive in
Health Integrity Educational Letter Sent to Home Health Agencies in Texas and Oklahoma Read More »
(September 20, 2013): Like other physicians around the country, Texas physicians are currently facing increasing pressures to ensure that their medical necessity determinations, coverage assessments, documentation, coding and billing activities meet both Medicare’s requirements and those of private payors. While their duties and responsibilities have continued to increase, reimbursement rates have steadily fallen. Notably, Texas
Texas Medical Board Complaints are Serious Business! Read More »
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