How the OIG Contractor Audits Relates to CMS
You’ve probably heard of the Office of Inspector General (OIG). You might have even read some of their reports, but do you know the OIG’s purpose and how it relates …
Physician Owned Distributorship Concerns Continue to Make News
On June 17, 2014, Southern California Public Radio affiliate KPCC broadcasted a report about physician-owned distributors of implantable medical devices (“PODs”) and the legal and ethical concerns that are raised …
OIG Issues Report on Limited Compliance with Medicare’s Face-to-Face Requirement for Home Health Services
On April 9, 2014, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) Office of Evaluation and Inspections (OEI) issued a report (OEI-01-12-00390) entitled “Limited …
OIG Releases Round 1 Rebid Report
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released its report on the bidding program’s Round 1 Rebid. The report is based on a random sampling of …
HME News: OIG outlines work plan
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has several new HME-related projects in the works for 2014, including a review of the reasonableness of the Medicare fee schedule. In its recently …
OIG Finds Medicare Billing Errors at Morton and UCH Memorial Hospitals
Two recent reports from the HHS Office of Inspector General have found billing errors led to Medicare overpayments at two separate hospitals. At 154-bed Morton Hospital in Taunton, Mass., which …
OIG targeting Medicare ambulance trips
Ambulance trips for dialysis treatment rose 269 percent for Medicare recipients between 2002 and 2011, while the number of covered trips overall rose 69 percent, the Office of Inspector General …
Competitive Bidding Prices coming to Medicaid?
A Recent OIG report suggests Texas Medicaid DMEPOS costs may be exceeding medicare costs in Competitive Bidding Areas. WHY OIG DID THIS STUDY States establish their Medicaid payment amounts for …