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OIG: CMS should look closer at hospice billing
The Department of Health & Human Services' Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has recommended taking a closer look at billing for hospice care. The OIG has asked that the Centers for Medicare
CMS collection plate taking back millions in overpayments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced payment corrections, totaling $684.8 million. As some hospitals already are struggling with cut reimbursements, CMS this
Bundled payments slash dialysis drug sales
As a physician and nurse have filed a whistleblower lawsuit against dialysis clinic operator DaVita for allegedly overbilling Medicare for medications, changes in Medicare payments have dramatically
Hospice billing ripe for abuse
Hospice care continues to grow and become a large part of the Medicare program, but questionable billing practices regarding hospice providers are mounting, reports the New York Times. Although one
Feds widen probe into CHS billing practices
The U.S. Justice Department has widened and is coordinating a probe by several agencies into the billing practices of Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH), report Reuters and Healthcare Finance News.
CMS starts process to help physical therapists self-identify errors
CMS recently mailed its first set of comparative billing reports (CBRs) to 5,000 physical therapists across the nation to help self-identify errors. CMS created the CBRs to help providers prevent
Some medical practices stop taking credit cards
Right now, many patients are being forced to finance their co-payments and deductibles with credit cards. But in about one-third of practices, they don't have that option. Increasingly, practices are
Chiropractor sues patient over negative online review
Some insurance companies have been starting to experiment recently with allowing their customers to rate doctors and then make that information generally available. But third-party sites to do the
Report names top coding hospitals
Ingenix has released its annual report on the top coding hospitals, ranking them based on how accurate and complete their coding practices are when billing Medicare. The report shines a spotlight on
NY MDs sue Oxford, UnitedHealth
Physicians in New York are suing UnitedHealthcare and Oxford Health Plans for what they consider to be antitrust activity. In 2004, UnitedHealthcare bought Oxford, expanding the insurer's presence in the state. Last year, doctors were informed that they either had to deal with both insurers or they could not be part of their networks, which could cost doctors many of the patients. The Medical Society of the State of New York and several additional doctors have filed suit with the state's …