Improper payments stem from noncompliance. Hospitals do not always comply with Medicare requirements for reporting cochlear devices replaced without cost, according to a report issued by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services branch office, charged with protecting program integrity, bases its conclusion on prior compliance reviews in which it identified approximately […]
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Feds: Idaho Was Overpaid for Kids’ Insurance
Medical coders and billers aren’t the only ones getting over-payment letters from the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) these days. The State of Idaho is in hot water, accused of receiving $ 3.1 million too much between 2010 and 2013. OIG Audits Idaho According to an audit by the […]
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Telehealth Claims Overpaid by Medicare
An Office of Inspector General (OIG) report found the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reimbursed some telehealth claims that didn’t meet Medicare requirements, according to a release from the oversight group. OIG Found Incomplete Claims The OIG analyzed 191,1180 2014 and 2015 telehealth claims and discovered that more than half of the professional telehealth services reported didn’t […]
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