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CMS Authorizes Medicare Appeals by Fax and Secured Internet

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(November 21, 2010): Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Change Request (CR) 6958, titled “Guidelines to Allow Contractors to Develop and Utilize Procedures for Accepting and Processing Appeals Via Facsimile and/or Via a Secure Internet Portal/Application.” Health care providers and their counsel welcomed the guidance, anticipating that this change […]

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Health Data Insights Begins Medical Necessity Reviews

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(August 30, 2010): Health Data Insights (HDI), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) responsible for auditing health care providers in Region D, has announced it will immediately begin reviews on previously approved projects which involve the medical necessity of selected inpatient DRG payments. A complete list of the medical

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Responding to a Search Warrant Executed at Your Health Care Practice or Clinic

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(June 1, 2010): Like most honest health care providers, you may believe that search warrants are only executed by the government in connection with the investigation of nefarious characters and criminals. Unfortunately, that just isn’t the case. The Federal government has increasingly utilized search warrants as a first-strike investigative tool. In fact, the execution of

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Is a ZPIC Tougher than a RAC or PSC When Conducting Medicare Audits?

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(March 25, 2010): The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program is an integral part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) “benefit integrity” efforts which seek to identify and recoup alleged overpayments paid to Medicare providers. Similarly, Program SafeGuard Contractors (PSCs) have been actively auditing Medicare providers and suppliers around the country. While the

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Jennifer Papapanagiotou, J.D., M.S., B.S.

Jennifer Papapanagiotou focuses her practice on transactional, corporate and regulatory matters for health care providers, including but not limited to: physicians and physician organizations, hospitals, laboratories, home health agencies, hospice providers, mental health professionals, and durable medical equipment companies. Ms. Papapanagiotou also works extensively with health care management and billing companies. Her work focuses on

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David P. Parker, J.D., B.A.

David Parker practiced in the business transactions and healthcare areas. His business practice included overseeing all legal aspects of private debt and equity financing and the purchase and sale of businesses. Mr. Parker represented buyers and sellers in the purchase or sale of business operations and entities. Mr. Parker had experience in originating, syndicating, closing,

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Liles Parker is a DC-based law firm primarily representing health care providers and suppliers nationwide in medicare, Medicaid and Private Payor Audits, Investigations & Revocation Actions. Our team includes attorneys who are former federal prosecutors, certified billers, coders, and compliance officers. Health care providers – Please schedule a free initial consultation . At Liles Parker, we

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